PULL · 8 MAR 2003

This was
your sky.

Solar Sail

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Johannes Kepler suggested that light might propel vessels through space, observing comet tails blown by a solar breeze. Today, we know sunlight does exert a force. A large, reflective sail could be a practical way to propel a spacecraft, a concept NASA has explored for interstellar probes.

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Solar Sail
2003-03-08 · ♓
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Solar Sail
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BORN 8514 days ago
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
PISCES

In tropical astrology, 8 MAR 2003 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 MAR 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 8 MAR 2003
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 26% lit
POSITION
Day 67 of 365