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Vanessa Aponte Williams was born and raised in Lajas, Puerto Rico. Dr. Vanessa Aponte Williams is the Human Spaceflight Exploration Lead of Advanced Programs, Lockheed Martin Space. She has close to 20 years of experience in the Aerospace Industry, primarily devoted to human spaceflight and systems engineering.
Arecibo Observatory. / 18.34417°N 66.75278°W / 18.34417; -66.75278. The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center ( NAIC) and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).
The Cordillera Central ( English: Central Mountain Range), is the main mountain range in Puerto Rico. The range crosses the island from west to east and divides it into its northern and southern coastal plains. The Cordillera Central runs eastward from the municipality of Maricao in the west to Aibonito in the central eastern region, and on to ...
Cerro de Punta. / 18.17250°N 66.59194°W / 18.17250; -66.59194. Cerro de Punta or Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) above sea level. [note 1] The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located in the municipality of Ponce. [3] [4] [5] [1] [6]
Wanda Díaz-Merced is an astronomer known for using sonification to turn large data sets into audible sound. Currently at the European Gravitational Observatory Cascina, Italy, Wanda is the Director of the Arecibo Observatory. While losing her eyesight, Wanda brought attention to increasing equality of access to astronomy and using audible ...
Maricao State Forest. / 18.1227371°N 66.9746221°W / 18.1227371; -66.9746221. Maricao State Forest ( Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Maricao) is a state forest located in the eastern Cordillera Central mountains of Puerto Rico. It is commonly known as Monte del Estado due to the fact that it was one of the first forest reserves in Puerto ...
5,800 feet (1,768 m) Concrete. Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, nicknamed Rosy Roads, [2] [3] is a former United States Navy base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The site operates today as José Aponte de la Torre Airport, a public use airport. Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland, Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, 1997.
April 26, 2024 at 4:52 PM. After working for five months to re-establish communication with the farthest-flung human-made object in existence, NASA announced this week that the Voyager 1 probe had ...