Posts tagged space

Gapers Block: Chicago From Space

American astronaut Ron Garan could see his house from where he was on August 15, 2011… aboard the International Space Station.

(Photos: Ron Garan/NASA - Originals available here and here)

NASA Face In Space

NASA wants to put a picture of you on the final space shuttle mission and launch it into orbit.

There’s also an option to send just your name. I felt safer going that route.

I didn’t feel comfortable sending a photo. You know, just in case the pod aliens get a hold of it and use it to single me out for assimilation once their invasion begins.

Then there’s the worry that the government’s orbiting death ray satellites might use their über-classified facial recognition system to target me for assassination after I remove my new mattress tags.

And I just want to say, for the record… these tin foil hats are not “One Size Fits All,” like the website says…

Moon Zoo (dot org)

Your Chance To Explore The Moon

…with your help, we hope to study the lunar surface in unprecedented detail.

The biggest perk for participating: You get to keep whatever cheese you find.

Obelisks score double-infinity points.

We Choose The Moon (dot org)

For the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, you can re-experience the entire mission online in real time.

Space nerd porn.


(Photo: NASA)

Happy 50th, NASA!

Was an unabashed space nerd during the Apollo missions. Somewhere in the folks’ basement there’s a shoe box filled with mission patches and Cape Kennedy souvenirs. Even today, the Shuttle launches still amaze and inspire. And the Mars Missions are just plain marvels of budget-crimped technology.

50 Years, 50 Great Leaps - How NASA Rocked Our World is a great article highlighting scientific advances spawned by the agency’s research:

• The hand-held vacuum cleaner
• Firefighter breathing apparatus
• Heart surgery
• Satellite television
• Better golf shot (Still waiting for this one to take)

Space Age Era Soviet Christmas Cards

Translation: ‘Joy To The World. We Will Crush You!’ (via Boing Boing)