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Russian Cargo Craft Disappears 20 Minutes After Launch
Twenty minutes after launch, the ISS Progress 44 disappeared, along with its 3 tons of supplies for the International Space Station. Continue reading
This July, NASA’s Last Shuttle Mission Blasts Off
In a slightly melancholic news announcement, NASA has released more details about their last space shuttle mission, which is scheduled to begin this July. Continue reading
International Space Station is “Essentially” Finished
With all the hoopla over the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, it kind of went unnoticed that in completing their mission, Discovery installed the final section of the International Space Station. Continue reading
The Ungainly Beauty of Russia’s Space Infrastructure
Throughout its beleaguered history, the Russian space program has produced a long line of sturdy, curiously attractive hardware. Continue reading
Space comic opera: the adventure of SuitSat
In the space tourism era, with CEOs spending millions to be hoisted into the heavens, he was the first true empty suit in space. Continue reading
Space, gentrified
It’s getting pretty plush up there. Yesterday, NASA released this image of Expedition 25 commander Doug Wheelock in the “cupola,” a bay window installed on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station in February 2010. Continue reading
Hurricane Earl As Seen From the International Space Station
Shot on August 30th from the International Space Station, NASA released this photo which shows Hurricane Earl as a category 4 storm from the perspective of space. The photo was snapped by NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock with a DSLR camera. With maximum sustained winds of 135 miles, it’s unique views like this, rather than weather radar animations, that really puts the power of nature into perspective. Link [via]
Astronaut Films Video of the Earth Traveling at 17,239 MPH
For those of you who don’t want to or mentally can’t do the math, 17,239 MPH is about 4.7 miles per second. So it takes about two seconds for the Earth to circle around yo momma’s ass. NASA astronaut Don Petit captured this time lapse video from the International Space Station. At one point you can actually see the northern lights extending into the far out reaches of the Earth’s atmosphere. I bet it’s moments like this that makes up... Continue reading
How Big Is It Really?: Important Events and Places Superimposed Over Your Neighborhood
The BBC’s new Dimensions website uses the size of important places and events in modern and ancient history as well as science, and superimposes the dimensions over any location on planet Earth. Doing so provides some perspective on events and places that most of us (or all of us in some cases) will never get to see first-hand, much like the “If It Was My Home” project did with the BP oil spill. Head over to BBC Dimensions to put... Continue reading
DESTROY. ALL. HUMANS.: NASA to Launch Robonaut This Fall
NASA has announced that they plan to launch their R2 Robonaut into orbit in September, making it the first robo-humanoid resident of the International Space Station. Before launch, the robot/slayer of the human race will be thoroughly tested in conditions ranging from vacuum, low gravity and high radiation. Sure, he might be displaying amazingly good will for now. Just don’t be surprised if this results in the first robot-human murder in space. You know what they say. It’s robo-code. Asimov’s... Continue reading
