What is the Local Sideral Time tonight at 10:00 PM EST?
             Provide your answer to within one minute.

        At 10:00 PM EST on Tues, Mar 8, 2005, the local
        sidereal time in Rochester is

               08:57:12



 The first manned spaceflight occurred on
             April 12, 1961.
          
        a. What was the most recent manned flight into space?
             Who was aboard this flight?

                On Oct 15, 2005, a Soyuz 9 rocket carried
                a crew of three to the International 
                Space Station: Leroy Chaio (US),
                Yuri Shargin (RUS), Salizhan Sharipov (RUS)
    
           
        b. How many days between the first and most recent flights?

                first: Apr 12, 1961 =   JD  2,437,402
               recent: Oct 15, 2005 =       2,453,293
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                    difference                 15,891  days