Soyuz Descent Module by jurvetson on Flickr.
rugged is the word that comes to mind.
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Overnight at the Chabot Space & Science Center by jurvetson on Flickr.
sweet view ;)
The Voyagers (by Penny Lane)
“A short film about two small spacecraft, an epic journey, taking risks and falling in love. Also Carl Sagan.”
Christmas Wishes from Space
While orbiting the moon on Christmas Eve, 1968, the three-man crew aboard the Apollo 8 spacecraft—Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders—offered live holiday greetings from outer space. After describing the desolation and bleakness of the lunar landscape, the astronauts read from the first ten verses from the Book of Genesis. Commander Frank Borman concluded the historic interplanetary telecast—sent to an audience of half a billion people around the world—with the message:
“And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas, and God bless all of you—all of you on the good Earth.”
(via eponymous_rose | Time-lapse from the ISS)
Lightning looks so awesome in space
Questions, Questions, Questions: More On A Cosmonaut's Mysterious Death : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR
A good editorial post to address questions:
(Please understand, everybody, that while I was shocked by Doran and Bizony’s account, and wondered out loud if the details were right, I didn’t know of Siddiqi’s book or Colin Burgess’ book; that’s the way these blogs operate. I didn’t spend a month reading through all the books on this subject, I just wanted to share the version that shocked me. But now that I know about the others, I will definitely see what they have to say.)
statement prepared by the Nixon White House in the event the Apollo 11 astronauts did not survive (via Cosmonaut Crashed Into Earth ‘Crying In Rage’ : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR)
From the outside looking in
Scary and awesome.
(via For Discovery, a farewell spin - The Big Picture - Boston.com)
