NASA and others within the space neighborhood are including their voices to the refrain mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
The queen, who died at this time (Sept. 8) on the age of 96, reigned for 70 years, longer than every other monarch in the UK’s historical past. She noticed rather a lot in these seven a long time, as NASA famous.
“Queen Elizabeth II’s reign spanned all of spaceflight, predating each Sputnik and Explorer 1. As we be part of the planet in marking her passing, we’re moved by the curiosity Her Royal Highness confirmed our explorers through the years,” NASA officers said via Twitter today (opens in new tab). (Explorer 1 was the USA’ first profitable satellite; it reached orbit in February 1958, 4 months after Sputnik 1.)
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Queen Elizabeth II’s reign spanned all of spaceflight, predating each Sputnik and Explorer 1.As we be part of the planet in marking her passing, we’re moved by the curiosity Her Royal Highness confirmed our explorers through the years. pic.twitter.com/ZAVFjDA8gvSeptember 8, 2022
That tweet included a photograph of the queen assembly with Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin after their historic 1969 mission to the moon.
NASA’s Johnson House Middle (JSC) in Houston, the nexus of the company’s crewed spaceflight efforts, additionally tweeted a tribute at this time, full with two photographs.
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s affect reached all corners of the world, and we’re so lucky that we had the privilege of internet hosting her go to to @NASA_Johnson. We be part of the planet in honoring her reminiscence,” JSC officials wrote (opens in new tab).
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s affect reached all corners of the world, and we’re so lucky that we had the privilege of internet hosting her go to to @NASA_Johnson. We be part of the planet in honoring her reminiscence. pic.twitter.com/aQCypGdsZdSeptember 8, 2022
The UK House Company modified its Twitter header photo (opens in new tab) in a tribute to the queen. And the European House Company posted condolences today as well (opens in new tab): “ESA is saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II of the UK. Her Majesty witnessed the daybreak of the space age, assembly astronauts from Neil Armstrong to Britain’s personal Tim Peake, who gifted her with the union flag patch from his spacewalk in the course of the Principia mission.”
Peake paid his respects to the late queen by way of Twitter at this time (Sept. 8), too. “A outstanding lady. Thanks Ma’am for a lifetime of service and dedication. A tragic day and our ideas are with the @RoyalFamily,” the British astronaut wrote (opens in new tab). (Principia is the identify given to his mission aboard the International Space Station, which lasted from December 2015 to June 2016.)
I can consider nobody who higher personified responsibility. My deepest condolences to all of the Brits mourning her passing at this time. https://t.co/rCkagaglETSeptember 8, 2022
Large names within the personal space sector additionally contributed type phrases. “I can consider nobody who higher personified responsibility. My deepest condolences to all of the Brits mourning her passing at this time,” Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos tweeted today (opens in new tab).
And British billionaire Richard Branson, founding father of the Virgin Group of corporations that features Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit, revealed a blog post today (opens in new tab) titled “The queen redefined management.”
“She lived a lifetime of service, standing for the perfect of British values, offering grace and consistency in an ever-changing world,” wrote Branson, who stated he met the queen many instances through the years. “She was extraordinarily calm, very astute and a fantastic listener — all glorious qualities in a pacesetter. She additionally had a beautiful humorousness and took a fantastic curiosity within the individuals she met wherever she went.”
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