Welcome / Bienvenida Welcome to my website!To navigate through the webpages, please make use of the left-sidebar; this will guide you throught the different Sections. In the Academic Section you will find information about the Research and the people involved; Courses and Seminars contains information about some of the subjects taught by our Department at Simon Bolivar University and seminars offered; Scholars At Risk Network is a page that offers information (in Spanish) to help promote academic freedom in Venezuelan Universities. The Outreach Section is more dynamic and offers multimedia and interactive resources to promote awareness about scientific and technological topics of general interest. The rest of the navigation invites you to know some of my past activities in more detail, and contact information. The pages are in English, Spanish or both, depending on its purpose. Below in this webpage you will find announces and news that I consider of interest. ¡Bienvenidos a mi sitio web!Para navegar las páginas utilice la barra lateral izquierda, que lo guiará por las diferentes Secciones. En la Sección Académica (Academic) encontrará información sobre la Investigación (en inglés) y las personas involucradas; la página de Cursos y Seminarios contiene información sobre algunas de las materias dictadas por nuestro Departamento en la Universidad Simón Bolívar y seminarios ofrecidos; la página de la Red de Universitarios en Riesgo ofrece información para ayudar a promover la libertad académica en Universidades venezolanas. La Sección de Divulgación (Outreach) es más dinámica y ofrece recursos multimedia o interactivos para dar a conocer tópicos científicos y tecnológicos de interés general. El resto de la navegación los invita a conocer en mayor detalle mis actividades pasadas y datos de contacto. Las páginas pueden estar en inglés, castellano o en ambos idiomas, dependiendo de su propósito. Abajo en esta misma página encontrará anuncios y noticias que considero de interés. Endeavour, Crew Preparing for July 11 LaunchThu, 02 Jul 2009 11:55:36 AM GMT-0430 Launch preparations are under way at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following Wednesday's successful test fueling of space shuttle Endeavour's external tank. Two previous attempts to launch Endeavour on the STS-127 mission were halted by a leak in the area of the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, which attaches a gaseous hydrogen vent line to the external tank. After several days of investigation and repair work, the massive orange tank was filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as controllers watched for evidence of leaks. The system performed well, verifying the success of the repair. "There were absolutely no leak indications whatsoever noted on the two leak detectors," said Launch Director Pete Nickolenko. "We'll continue to look at the data, and our next step is to move toward launch." Endeavour's astronauts are taking the holiday weekend off and will go into quarantine Sunday evening. They are due to arrive at Kennedy on July 7 at 2 p.m. EDT. The countdown will officially begin Wednesday at 10 p.m. when clocks begin ticking backward from T-43 hours. Liftoff is set for July 11 at 7:39 p.m. Mission Commander Mark Polansky, who has a Twitter account named Astro_127, can be followed online at: http://www.twitter.com/Astro_127 For information about NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit: For the latest information about the STS-127 mission and its crew, visit: For information about the International Space Station, visit: -end- |
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