Posts tagged the moon

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.

Nixon's Undelivered Moon Disaster Speech


A snippet of alternate 1969 reality. What we would’ve heard if astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had not been able to leave the Moon’s surface after mankind’s giant leap. Creepy. (via)

Happy 50th, NASA!

NASA LogoWas 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)
Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars (via NASA)

Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars (via NASA)