February 6, 2018
Today, SpaceX conducted their Falcony Heavy test launch, and it was broadcast on YouTube live.
I found out about the launch earlier in the day, and was able to tune in from my desk. It was a pretty spectacular experience, even as someone who was only slightly familiar with the details of the rocket.
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December 1, 2015
It was my coworker Beck’s last day at work yesterday, and she was offering to do small drawings for anyone who stopped by her desk and wanted one.
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July 26, 2013
I know very little about the film Gravity, but happened to see this trailer posted on Facebook… and man, it’s a pretty great teaser. I’ve re-watched this a few times now.
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May 12, 2013
This is all sorts of nerdy awesomeness: Commander Chris Hadfield performs a modified version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity while aboard the International Space Station. I saw one or two links posting to this video, and figured I’d watch a few seconds and quit. But the backdrop of the ISS (and the views of the Earth) made it simply impossible…
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February 24, 2013
“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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October 17, 2012
I found this video of stacked image sequences from the International Space Station to be pretty mesmerizing. Definitely something best viewed full screen, if you can.
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June 28, 2012
Launched in late November of 2011, NASA’s Curiosity will be landing on Mars in the early days of August. This video shows team members, talking about the technical challenges they’ll need to overcome, to get the vehicle down safely to the ground.
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June 21, 2011
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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April 12, 2011
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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August 17, 2010
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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