26858 Misterrogers

26858 Misterrogers, provisional designation 1993 FR, is a Mars crossing asteroid. It is named after children's television host Fred Rogers.

Rogers, who had a lifelong passion with the sky and astronomy, got a pilot's license while still in high school.[1] He also produced with the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh a planetarium show called The Sky above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.[2] This is still shown at many planetariums in the United States.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kimmel, Margaret Mary; Collins, Mark (September 2008). "THE WONDER OF IT ALL: Fred Rogers and the Story of an Icon" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Allen taught Fred to fly in a little Piper Cub when Fred was in high school
  2. ↑ "The Sky Above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Sky Above Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood". Carnegie Science Center. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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