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15th Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon mobile drilling unit suffered a catastrophic blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.  Every day, over the next 87 days, approximately 4.9 million barrels of oil were released into the Gulf making the Deepwater Horizon disaster the largest oil spill in the history of the U.S.  In addition, 11 workers were killed and 17 critically injured by the explosion and resulting fire.  After several unsuccessful attempts to contain the spill, on July 15th a 鈥渃apping stack鈥� was finally installed on the Macondo well which stopped the release of oil.  The cleanup lasted several years.  On April 4, 2016, the court approved an $8.8 billion settlement with British Petroleum (BP) for natural resource injuries caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, concluding the largest natural resource damage assessment ever undertaken.   

There is currently a display of a few of the materials available on the topic on 2nd Floor South at Marx Library, along with a companion For more extensive information on the topic, see the LibGuide:  

Happy Star Wars Day & May the 4th Be With You! 

To celebrate, we鈥檙e taking a look at our very own space cadets.  Did you know the term 鈥渁stronaut鈥� derives from the Greek words meaning 鈥渟tar sailor鈥� and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond? The term has been maintained as the title for all those selected to join the NASA corps of astronauts who make 鈥渟tar sailing鈥� their career profession.

Since inception, NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates: 299 men and 61 women - 212 military and 138 civilians - 191 pilots and 159 non-pilots [Data comes directly from NASA]. In 2025, there are 47 active astronauts who are eligible for flight assignments.

We invite you now to browse some of our department鈥檚 informative display to better learn about America鈥檚 expanding endeavors into space. The display can be found at Marx Library on 2nd Floor South with a for more information.

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U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/23/25 (LEGAL SIDEBAR, LSB11290)

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