#johnthornton

I have plenty of time and try to be „productive“. Here is the beautiful John Thornton with yellow roses.

More booky roles for RA please...

Day 6 I was tagged by @adayinbookland #7daybookcoverchallenge Post a book cover you love No explanation No review No information on the book Just a cover you love . . Dia 6. Pon una portada de libro que te guste. Sin informacion, explicacion o reseña. Simplemente porque te gusta . . . . . #elizabethgaskell #northandsouth #johnthornton #victorianliterature #industrialrevolution #bookcover #hardback #paperback #Penguinclassics #bookrelated #books #literatura #libros #yoleoycomparto #booksofinstagram #bookwhorm #bookster #booklove #bookstagram #booklover #bibliophile #bookaholic #addictedtobooks #bookaddict #booknerd #IGreads #webtroverts (en Cantabria, Spain)

The first US effort to return to the Moon hit a major snag Monday when Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic's lunar lander suffered a problem with its propulsion system just hours after liftoff.In a statement, the company said The system failure was "causing severe loss of propellant" and forcing the firm to assess "what alternative mission profiles may be possible at this time."Astrobotic is attempting a return to the Moon more than 50 years after the Apollo missions, with a major accomplishment – ​​becoming the first commercial space company to land an aircraft on the lunar surface."It took a while for the technology to advance to the point where we could affordably, routinely, get to the surface of the moon," Astrobotic CEO John Thornton said in an interview with Yahoo Finance ahead of the launch. “The stars have aligned with the moon, if you like.”Thornton and his team made their first bet on the Peregrine lunar lander, a short-range spacecraft developed inside its 47,000-square-foot facility. Equipped with electronics, propulsion and communications systems, Peregrine was loaded onto a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket and launched at 2:18 a.m. ET Monday at Cape Canaveral, Florida.The brand-new rocket, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, carrying Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41D in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, aimed at the Moon down at. (Greg Newton/AFP via Getty Images) (Greg Newton via Getty Images)The launch was successful, but seven hours after liftoff, the company said it encountered a problem with the propulsion system that prevented the spacecraft from pointing toward the sun, a function that is critical... Read Complete News ➤ Read the full article