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Stunningly gorgeous (and perfectly chosen) gift from byronic: Space Race by Tom Clohosy Cole, an illustrated fold-out history of the US and USSR’s cold war race to outer space. My photos don’t do the colors justice. Now to figure out how to hang it, because it is far too beautiful to stay folded up on a shelf.
Neil Armstrong
Sea of Tranquility
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The far side of the Moon, as seen from Apollo 16. April 25th, 1972.
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Curiosity’s descent to Mars in HD quality.
Click the cog, select 720p or 1080p and watch it fullscreen.
YES DO watch fullscreen in 1080p and do that thing where you imagine it’s your own POV. It’s…our stupid language doesn’t have the words.
A Short Film About a Lonely Robot, Created Entirely From NASA Videos
It’s 2045, and a lone robot orbits Earth in a spaceship, left there by his human companions. He longs for his home on Earth, but knows he’ll never see it again. Tragic, huh? This is the story of Robbie, a sentient Catholic robot, and the subject of the short film Robbie from director Neil Harvey.
(via stayforthecredits)
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Alan Bean of Apollo 12. November 19th, 1969.
Photograph by Pete Conrad.
Ghosts of Gemini | Air & Space Magazine
Astronaut Ed White (seen here in a photo taken by his crewmate James McDivitt during the Gemini IV mission in 1965) was the first American to space walk, famously refusing to come back inside the spacecraft until he was ordered to do so. When he finally came in, he said, “This is the saddest moment of my life.”
Dust devil on Mars (via)
US Space Travel: A Timeline of Manned Flights by MGMT. Design
Click to embiggen. I had no idea the shuttle went up so many times.
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What John Glenn Saw When He Became the First American to Orbit Earth
Five minutes and four seconds into the flight of the Friendship 7, as John Glenn prepared to become the first American to orbit Earth, he radioed to NASA, his capsule turned and brought the Earth into sight. “Oh, that view is tremendous,” he said.
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After a trip across the Indian Ocean, mission control told Glenn that he’d be seeing the lights of Perth in western Australia. He confirmed that he did see them. “The lights show up very well and thank everybody for turning them on, will you?” Glenn joked.
“In the periscope, I can see the brilliant blue horizon coming up behind me; approaching sunrise. Over.” Mission Control replied, “You are very lucky.” Glenn said, “You’re right. Man, this is beautiful.”
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What John Glenn Saw When He Became the First American to Orbit Earth
Five minutes and four seconds into the flight of the Friendship 7, as John Glenn prepared to become the first American to orbit Earth, he radioed to NASA, his capsule turned and brought the Earth into sight. “Oh, that view is tremendous,” he said.
[…]
After a trip across the Indian Ocean, mission control told Glenn that he’d be seeing the lights of Perth in western Australia. He confirmed that he did see them. “The lights show up very well and thank everybody for turning them on, will you?” Glenn joked.
“In the periscope, I can see the brilliant blue horizon coming up behind me; approaching sunrise. Over.” Mission Control replied, “You are very lucky.” Glenn said, “You’re right. Man, this is beautiful.”
