Apollo 12 EVA guide
november 2010 by maciej
Flipbook for moon walk containing nudie pics and geological jargon with which to mystify ground control
space
nasa
moon
ha
november 2010 by maciej
Life aboard the International Space Station | Science | The Guardian
november 2010 by maciej
One Russian crew member is renowned for doing without a sleeping bag and falling asleep wherever he ends the day. Anyone still awake after bedtime would see his snoozing form drift by, slowly bouncing off the walls, his course set by the air currents that gently pushed and pulled him.
space
iss
november 2010 by maciej
Space shuttle Discovery blasts off with bat stowaway - CNN.com
march 2009 by maciej
Poor exhausted bat decided to rest by hanging off the fuel tank. Big mistake.
bat
space
march 2009 by maciej
"Lightsaber leads list of mission mementos"
october 2007 by maciej
talismans being launched into space on this shuttle mission
nasa
space
wank
october 2007 by maciej
IEEE Spectrum: Space Station: Internal NASA Reports Explain Origins of June Computer Crisis
october 2007 by maciej
humidity vs. duct tape vs. russian computer design... in SPACE
iss
nasa
space
october 2007 by maciej
collectSPACE - news - "Shuttle launch ride enters final countdown"
may 2007 by maciej
new shuttle propaganda joyride at KSC. "The best part of it, probably the best part of the whole ride is here: in this space is retail. It's a great looking gift shop, folks."
nasa
space
ha
crapitalism
may 2007 by maciej
Beyond Einstein IV: Showdown in Chicago
april 2007 by maciej
report on a meeting to make very difficult hard-science funding choices due to stupid NASA budget priorities
nasa
budget
astrophysics
cosmology
science
space
april 2007 by maciej
World's Fifth Space Tourist to Take Gourmet Meal to Space | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
march 2007 by maciej
"Dr. Simonyi has chosen a special gourmet meal to be shared by the group during his mission. The menu for the meal, which was prepared by Alain Ducasse's consulting and training center, ADF, was selected by Dr. Simonyi's friend Martha Stewart."
iss
space
nasa
idiot
ha
food
march 2007 by maciej
Frequently Asked Questions in Cosmology
february 2007 by maciej
ned wright's great page
cosmology
astro
physics
faq
space
february 2007 by maciej
What really happened to Laika
february 2007 by maciej
poor stray dog died of stress soon after launch. Article includes lots of info about the dogs used in soviet space program
cccp
space
dog
animal
astro
laika
february 2007 by maciej
Flying Saucers Explained
january 2007 by maciej
interesting speculation on certain kinds of UFOs as fauna
space
bio
exobio
alien
ufo
scifi
aviation
january 2007 by maciej
Imagethief : Chinese tourists in spaaaaace
october 2006 by maciej
very funny imagethief post about Chinese tourist habits. I like the part about stealing tour group flags in the forbidden city - I've wondered what would happen then myself
china
tourism
space
ha
culture
aggro
imagethief
beijing
october 2006 by maciej
Space Shuttles Bound to Technologies of the Past
august 2006 by maciej
archived copy of 2003 wapo article
space
nasa
shuttle
wapo
pasta
blather
august 2006 by maciej
Voyager 1 Sails Past 100 AU- Planetary News | The Planetary Society
august 2006 by maciej
voyager almost got CANCELLED in 2005? what? Also great overview of the science around the current crossing into interstellar space
voyager
explore
nasa
space
doh
astro
sun
august 2006 by maciej
Shuttle communications antenna bolts a concern
august 2006 by maciej
antenna box might come loose on launch, hard to fix on pad
shuttle
risk
space
nasa
doh
august 2006 by maciej
Spaceflight Now | STS-121 Shuttle Report | Discovery passes launch debris review for July liftoff
june 2006 by maciej
nasa pretty much oficially throws up its hands on the foam issue
shuttle
foam
discovery
space
shenanigans
risk
june 2006 by maciej
The depressing future of "commercial" spaceflight
may 2006 by maciej
industry bigwigs get together to discuss ways to get rich off of giving thrill rides to plutocrats
space
suborbital
crapitalism
may 2006 by maciej
NASA "mishap" report summary for DART autonomous rendezvous mission
may 2006 by maciej
n00b programmers burn through $100 million and manage to clonk into an innocent satellite with their constantly-rebooting autonomous probe
risks
engineering
idiot
nasa
space
report
autonomous
cornercutting
may 2006 by maciej
Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale at the Space Exploration Strategy Workshop | SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens
april 2006 by maciej
amusingly vapid remarks about our space policy
space
nasa
moon
no
cev
april 2006 by maciej
Getaway special cans (Phil R. Karn)
april 2006 by maciej
more info on the severe constraints of the shuttle's (discontinued) "getaway special" program
shuttle
space
econ
nasa
leo
april 2006 by maciej
Shuttle escape ball (Henry Spencer)
april 2006 by maciej
early escape system for in-orbit transfer of people from shuttle A to shuttle B
shuttle
nasa
space
rescue
april 2006 by maciej
Tank foam lost during shuttle wind tunnel test
april 2006 by maciej
foam ramp redesign actually makes things worse. More evidence that no one understands the process of foam shedding
shuttle
risk
nasa
testing
space
engineering
design
april 2006 by maciej
Global Gravity Wave Weather
january 2006 by maciej
gravity waves are a.k.a. mountain waves - ripples in the atmosphere due to topography. These are the results of the CRISTA mission, a satellite sensitive to small differences in air temperature
space
weather
climate
meteo
nasa
january 2006 by maciej
CNN.com - China eyes 2017 moon landing - Nov 4, 2005
november 2005 by maciej
looks like the space chase is on
china
space
nasa
moon
cev
november 2005 by maciej
TheStar.com - Canada must act quickly to join new space race
october 2005 by maciej
funny editorial lays out the dangers of a world where Canada is not at the forefront of something
space
canada
ha
october 2005 by maciej
People's Daily Online -- China not to vie with other countries in space
october 2005 by maciej
no space chase, no siree, not over here, nope. Moon? Ridiculous! We could never afford to try to go to the moon....
moon
china
space
october 2005 by maciej
Artemis Project: How to Get Oxygen from the Moon
october 2005 by maciej
chemistry of 02 extraction from ilmenite, and a diagram of a sample pilot plant
chem
moon
space
howto
october 2005 by maciej
ILMENITE (Iron Titanium Oxide)
october 2005 by maciej
this is the stuff on the Moon they want to try and extract oxygen from
moon
space
geo
chem
mineral
october 2005 by maciej
Postcards from Venus art contest run by the ESA
october 2005 by maciej
win a free trip to German mission control
art
space
contest
europe
venus
october 2005 by maciej
Nightmare in space
october 2005 by maciej
imagine being stuck in orbit with a jaunty Asian keyboard guy. Also funny is the "EXIT" sign above door. Get in the airlock, Fred! No reason.
ha
iss
space
nightmare
october 2005 by maciej
Gregory Olson's impression of his ISS flight
october 2005 by maciej
lost his camera somewhere on the space station
space
iss
nasa
idiot
ha
october 2005 by maciej
"Tiger Team" report on external tank foam loss in Discovery launch (eg, a TPS report)
october 2005 by maciej
apparently the foam is more sensitive than previously thought to damage in handling
shuttle
space
report
pdf
discovery
foam
nasa
october 2005 by maciej
NASA Internal Memo from Michael Griffin to William Gerstenmaier: In-Guide Option for FY 2007 Budget | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
october 2005 by maciej
Griffin appears to be seriously considering serial processing of shuttles, which would cut total future flights to eight (seven ISS, one Hubble)
space
nasa
shuttle
memo
october 2005 by maciej
NASA Revives Apollo - While Starving Space Life Science
october 2005 by maciej
Unconvincing rant against Griffin reforms by someone who thinks bio research is actually a wise use of the space budget
rant
space
nasa
october 2005 by maciej
A Closer Look at NASA's New Exploration Architecture
october 2005 by maciej
Detailed description of Apollo 2.0
space
astro
nasa
october 2005 by maciej
Plans for Crew Exploration Vehicle
october 2005 by maciej
it's like the Shuttle never happened. Note horribly inconsistent lighting in the topmost artist's rendering, too
space
shuttle
astro
october 2005 by maciej
frontline: missile wars | PBS
august 2005 by maciej
archive of videos on SDI and missile defense
video
sdi
nukes
aviation
space
politics
august 2005 by maciej
Space History Notes
august 2005 by maciej
another treasure trove of interesting space links, lots of detail not found elsewhere
space
rocket
obsess
hist
cold_war
august 2005 by maciej
SPACE.com -- Scary Sounds of Meteors
august 2005 by maciej
discusses weird meteor sounds generated apparently through electromagnetic phenomena
astro
space
meteor
weird
august 2005 by maciej
white paper on impact hazard [ird]
august 2005 by maciej
2001 Johns Hopkins paper on asteroid/comet impact hazards, mitigation, and policy
disaster
space
astro
risk
august 2005 by maciej
Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)
august 2005 by maciej
2008 launch. Site notable for grating language about climate change being a matter for business leaders to decide. Also like the 'A-train' of earth science satellites
astro
climate
politics
geo
space
nasa
august 2005 by maciej
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