Posts Tagged "space"

The Overview Effect: Astronauts Discuss the Profound Experience of Seeing Earth From Space

“The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.”

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Lonely Astronauts

Hunter Freeman has a fun series of astronauts, outside of their regular context. It’s a small set, but I love how much is portrayed, even with the absence of a face. I think out of all of them, the diner scene is my favorite. [via Ektopia] Related:Yuri Gagarin: First OrbitAstronaut: A Flickr-Generated ProjectMy Pecha Kucha Talk: Repetition and VariationWriting The…

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Yuri Gagarin: First Orbit

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s incredible journey as the first human being to make it to outer space. While folks all over the world may be celebrating Yuri’s Night, you can share in the celebration by checking out First Orbit. Combining footage shot from the International Space Station with the music of composer Philip Sheppard, Gargarin’s voice…

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Writing the Right Stuff: NASA’s Elite Coders

Near the Johnson Space Center in Clear Lake, Texas, a group of programmers enter line after line of near-perfect code for NASA. Known as the “on-board shuttle group,” these coders make the software that handles over $4 billion in equipment – where a miscalculation that’s 2/3 of a second off can put the space shuttle 3 miles off course. Charles…

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