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Saturday, December 12, 2020
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Virgin Galactic Flight Aborts after One Second
The #VSSUnity aborted after just 1 second of powered flight. The CREW IS SAFE, having manually landed the craft after the abort. #VirginGalactic #SpaceportAmerica #NewMexico
— Chris G - NSF (@ChrisG_NSF) December 12, 2020
ARTICLE from myself and Thomas Burghardt (@TGMetsFan98): https://t.co/NAgZHShy8B
After the engine cut off, the craft made a gliding return to the runway and landed safely.
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: How to Harvest Pecans
CONTEXT: James Flynn, R.I.P.
RIP James Flynn. Flynn is best-known for his meticulous work on the rise of IQ scores over time (the Flynn effect). Sad to see him go – a truly great scholar. pic.twitter.com/PoFKCj5yAv
— Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) December 11, 2020
James Flynn was the discoverer and explorer of the Flynn effect, one of the greatest mysteries in the human sciences in the last century.