Good morning.
Wednesday looks to be a beautiful April day: sunny with a high of sixty-three.
Private space exploration keeps advancing:
A private spaceflight company will launch its third robotic resupply mission to the International Space Station next week.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s unmanned Dragon vehicle loaded down with supplies is expected to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 14. This will be SpaceX’s third official flight to the station under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA to fly 12 missions to the orbiting outpost using the Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket. You can watch the SpaceX launch live on Space.com via NASA TV starting at 3:45 p.m. EDT (1945 GMT) on April 14. Launch is scheduled for 4:58 EDT (2058 GMT).
Below, see a video of the highlights from the first SpaceX mission to the International Space Station:
On this day in 1865, soldiers from Wisconsin witness Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House:
1865 – (Civil War) Confederate Army surrenders
Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant caught up with Confederate forces commanded by General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The 5th, 6th, 7th, 19th, 36th, 37th and 38th Wisconsin Infantry regiments were among the troops that had helped corner the enemy there. The 36th were present at the court house and witnessed the formal surrender ceremony.
From Puzzability‘s canine-themed series, here’s Wednesday’s game:
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This Week’s Game — April 7-11
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Dog Eared
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We’re barking orders this week. For each day, we started with the name of a dog breed. Then, for the day’s clue, we broke it down into a series of words that, when said in order, sounds like the original breed. You’ll probably need to say the words out loud to get the answers.
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Example:
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Chair, mensch, ebb, hurt
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Answer:
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German shepherd
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What to Submit:
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Submit the breed (as “German shepherd” in the example) for your answer.
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Wednesday, April 9
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