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OctOur Foundation’s Response
to the COVID-19 PandemicSince March 2020 we have committed to being both responsible and responsive as we assess and address matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic with everyone’s safety in mind. In that light, staff are working from home but are accessible through … Continue reading →
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OctAn Eye on the Weather
On October 16, 1975, NASA launched GOES-1 – the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. Over the Indian Ocean, GOES-1 achieved a specific geostationary orbit, approximately 35,785 km (22,236 mi) above the equator, following the direction of Earth’s rotation, matching its … Continue reading →
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Monaco Art in Science
On March 29, 1910, Prince Albert I inaugurated the Musée Océanographique de Monaco / Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. He stocked it with specimens he collected over his 30 years of sea exploration and expeditions. Some of these specimens had not … Continue reading
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Tagged March 29, Musée Océanographique de Monaco, Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, On This Day, Prince Albert I of Monaco, The Roberta Bondar Foundation
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