Outer space is sparsely filled with several dozen types of organic molecules discovered to date by microwave spectroscopy, blackbody radiation left over from the big bang and the origin of the universe, and cosmic rays, which include ionized atomic nuclei and various subatomic particles.

This is thought to date back to early times in the quarrying industry, where piles of extracted stone ( not fit for sale ) were built into tall rough walls ( to save space ) directly behind the working quarry face ; the rabbit's natural tendency to burrow would weaken these " walls " and cause collapse, often resulting in injuries or even death.

Debates concerning the nature, essence and the mode of existence of space date back to antiquity ; namely, to treatises like the Timaeus of Plato, or Socrates in his reflections on what the Greeks called khora ( i. e. " space "), or in the Physics of Aristotle ( Book IV, Delta ) in the definition of topos ( i. e. place ), or even in the later " geometrical conception of place " as " space qua extension " in the Discourse on Place ( Qawl fi al-Makan ) of the 11th century Arab polymath Alhazen.

Given the date of his publication and the widespread, permanent distribution of his work, it appears that he should be regarded as the originator of the concept of space sailing by light pressure, although he did not develop the concept further.

* October 30 – This is the final date during which there is no human presence in space ; on October 31, Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station.

To date, it is the only operational MPD thruster to have flown in space as a propulsion system.

This group evaluated the shuttle studies to date, and recommended a national space strategy including building a space shuttle.

All manned space stations to date, as well as the majority of artificial satellites, have been in LEO.

In order to reference a coordinate system which can be considered as fixed in space, these motions require specification of the equinox of a particular date, known as an epoch, when giving a position in ecliptic coordinates.

One of the most successful space missions to date, Swift, was launched in 2004 and as of 2012 is still operational.

* Earliest year that power aboard the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 is expected to terminate ( though either probe may function past this date ).

* Planned completion date for the Chinese space station is " around 2020 " according to Zhang Hailian of the China Manned Space Engineering Office.

Orbital space tourism opportunities have been limited and expensive, with only the Russian Space Agency providing transport to date.

Whether such a complex engineering effort could have been completed in that small space of time is questionable, though no official date of its construction exists.

He then wrote the date in every other space as well, then drew a line beneath them and carefully added them up.

The original prime crew of cosmonauts for Voskhod 1, composed of Boris Volynov, Georgi Katys, and Boris Yegorov, was rejected just three days before the scheduled launch date for the space capsule, reportedly due to the State Commission's discovery that Volynov's mother was Jewish.

Rukavishnikov became the 50th human to fly in space on April 23, 1971, the launch date of Soyuz 10.

IP addresses that are currently in the bogon space may not be bogons at a later date because IANA and other registries frequently assign new address space to ISPs.

The North side consists of Queen Street Station, the North British Railway Hotel ( now the Millennium Hotel ), which date from the 1840s, and George House, which replaced an older Georgian building, built in 1979 to provide extra office space for Glasgow City Council, and now the offices of Ernst & Young.

This was never implemented ( despite some of the KCBs paying the appropriate fees ) primarily due to lack of space, although the 1847 statutes allow all three classes to request the erection of a plate in the chapel bearing the member's name, date of nomination, and ( for the two higher classes ) optionally the coat of arms.

There is every reason to recognize that in the very last years of his life, as we shall see, Thompson did take the drug in carefully rationed doses to ease the pains of his illness, but the exact date at which this began has never been determined.

The New English Bible ( the Old Testament and Apocrypha will be published at a future date ) has not been planned to rival or replace the King James Version, but, as its cover states, it is offered `` simply as the Bible to all those who will use it in reading, teaching, or worship ''.

Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.

) At this late date, it is impossible for St. Michael's College to find a suitable replacement for me.

Representatives of Harvard University Press, which is publishing the book this month of April, recognize and freely acknowledge that they invited such reaction by allowing Life magazine to print an excerpt from the book in advance of the book's publication date.

There was one vote for location being the place where the property is situated for the greater portion of the twelve months preceding the assessment date.

The authority of the Secretary of the Interior under this joint resolution to construct, operate, and maintain demonstration plants shall terminate upon the expiration of twelve years after the date on which this joint resolution is approved.

In the event that agreement is not reached on the use of the rupees for grant or loan purposes within six years from the date of this Agreement, the Government of the United States of America may use the local currency for any purposes authorized by Section 104 of the Act.

It is agreed that any goods delivered or services rendered after the date of this agreement for projects within categories A, B, and C under paragraph 2 above which may later be approved by the United States will be eligible for financing from currency granted or loaned to the Government of India.

April 15 is usually the final date for filing income tax returns for most people because they use the calendar year ending on December 31.

If the last day ( due date ) for performing any act for tax purposes, such as filing a return or making a tax payment, etc., falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, you may perform that act on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

An extension of 2 months beyond the regular due date for filing is also available to taxpayers making returns for a fiscal year.

If the check is not good and the April 15 or other due date deadline elapses, additions to the tax may be incurred.

His best mile to date is 2:32.2.

Up to date she is a grand-looking filly.

His best mile to date is 2:28-:33.

Best time to date is 2:34-:34.

Her best time to date is about 2:30.

Flick Nipe's and Neil Engle's Miss Phone ( Galophone-Prissy Miss ) is a fine-looking filly with good disposition and good gait, and she has worked up to date in 2:46.

Each card is expected to show certain information about the individual concerned, including his or her date of birth ( or age at a specified time ), spouses, and children.

Each new teacher to whom the pupil goes is expected to study the information in the cumulative record and to bring it up to date.

Desegregation in Pulaski County is pending because of court order, although date of admission is not yet determined.