Tag: NASA
US backs E.U. space conduct code
The long-term sustainability of our space environment is at serious risk from space debris and irresponsible actors. Ensuring the stability, safety, and security of our…
Man Builds Minifig-Scale Saturn V Rocket Out of 120,000 LEGO Bricks
More pictures are available in The BrickMan Flickr gallery. via NerdApproved.
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.
NASA Announces Technology Demonstration Missions
The Solar Sail demonstration will: Demonstrate the deployment of a 38m x 38m solar sail in space (quadrupling the area of the largest sail deployed…
65,000-brick LEGO space shuttle
Two Japanese LEGOsmiths used a whopping 65,000 bricks and 1,590 man hours to complete the stunning diorama I don’t think I’ve ever even seen 65k…
Mars: NASA gives up on attempts to contact Spirit rover
The stuck in the sand Mars rover reached a point where there was inadequate energy to run its survival heaters. That being the case, the…
NASA wants to fly your face in space
Fly Your Face in Space NASA Updates Target Launch Date for STS-133 and STS-134. Click here for new dates. NASA wants to put a picture…
European cargo rocket to supply Space Station
PARIS, Feb. 11, 2011 (Reuters) — An unmanned Ariane rocket is scheduled to launch a cargo vessel into orbit on Tuesday in Europe’s second mission…
NASA: The Frontier Is Everywhere
NASA is the most fascinating, adventurous, epic institution ever devised by human beings, and their media sucks. Seriously. None of their brilliant scientists appear to…
Earth Time Lapse from Space
Time lapse footage taken by Oregon State University alum Don Pettit during his time on the International Space Station. This one shows Earth from day…
New Lego Space Shuttle Is the Ultimate Nerdgasm
I’m going to buy the shit out of this set. this looks fucking awesome, and I promise you, when I purchase and build this, I…
Shuttle’s Toilet Requires Special Training
YouTube – Shuttle’s Toilet Requires Special Training.
NASA Balloon Crashes During Launch
This breaks my heart, and I wasn’t even there. Imagine all that hard work, sabotaged by stupid wind. WIND. EPICponyz: NASA Balloon Crashes During Launch.
Space caramel made from giant jellyfish
In the latest move in Japan’s war on giant jellyfish, high school students in the town of Obama have developed a new type of caramel…
Rebirth of an icon: Hubble’s first images since Servicing Mission 4
09-Sep-2009: Astronomers today declared the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory ready for a new decade of exploration, with the release of observations…
NASA – Rollout of STS-128
Rollout of space shuttle Discovery was slow-going due to the onset of lightning in the area of Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
Moon Landing Pics: “Gee-Whiz” Afterthought | Boing Boing Gadgets
This is, perhaps, the most famous photo from the Apollo Moon landing. It was taken by Neil Armstrong, who shot most of the pics taken…
NASA – Saturn I Booster Tests
Saturn I Booster TestsA Saturn I booster model is set up for testing in NASA Lewis now Glenn Research Center’s Supersonic Wind Tunnel in 1960….
As Space Station Nears Completion, It Faces End of Mission – washingtonpost.com
The international space station is by far the largest spacecraft ever built by earthlings. Circling the Earth every 90 minutes, it often passes over North…
NASA – Space Station Room With a View
June 26, 2009: The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is about to get a new “eye-pod.” The Tranquility node headed for the space…
Hubble’s final servicing mission
Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-125 lifts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center May 11, 2009. Low-level winds rushing over the Cape Verde Islands…
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