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Product: NASA Apollo 11 Manual

05 June 2009 » In books, DIY, rockets, wishlist

An insight into the hardware from the first manned mission to land on the moon

Product: NASA Apollo 11 Manual

New Space Headache Category Proposed Following Astronauts’ Survey

02 June 2009 » In rockets, science

Researchers are calling for space headache to be established as a new secondary disorder after carrying out a study of 17 astronauts [I get them]

New Space Headache Category Proposed Following Astronauts’ Survey

NASA Tests Largest Rocket Parachutes Ever For Ares I

21 May 2009 » In rockets

The parachutes — the largest rocket parachutes ever manufactured — are designed to slow the rapid descent of the rocket’s spent first-stage motor, permitting its recovery for use on future flights.

NASA Tests Largest Rocket Parachutes Ever For Ares I

Tiny, DIY Satellites Get NASA Boost | Wired Science | Wired.com

20 May 2009 » In rockets

Working on shoestring budgets and short timelines, duct tape and tape measures, CubeSat enthusiasts build 4-inch square satellites and then piggyback their dreams on bigger missions’ rockets.

Tiny, DIY Satellites Get NASA Boost | Wired Science | Wired.com

Real Live Astronauts are Watching ‘Star Trek’ in Outer Space – Right Now – Carpetbagger Blog – NYTimes.com

17 May 2009 » In film, rockets

Right about now in outer space, three men are crouched in a node of the International Space Station, watching J.J. Abrams’ reboot of “Star Trek” on a laptop. [IN A REAL SPACE SHIP WATCHING PRETEND SPACE SHIPS. How much of my life is spent ignoring where I am?]

Real Live Astronauts are Watching ‘Star Trek’ in Outer Space – Right Now – Carpetbagger Blog – NYTimes.com

How NASA Pulled off Apollo 11 – 17 Steps to the Moon and Back for Apollo 11 – Popular Mechanics

17 May 2009 » In rockets

The most remarkable thing about Apollo 11—considering the uncertainties of manned spaceflight and the mishaps that bedeviled NASA on previous and subsequent missions—was its nearly flawless execution, from liftoff to splashdown.

How NASA Pulled off Apollo 11 – 17 Steps to the Moon and Back for Apollo 11 – Popular Mechanics

Lost in Space | Articles | Features | Fortean Times UK

17 May 2009 » In rockets

Incredible details on lost soviet cosmonauts.

Lost in Space | Articles | Features | Fortean Times UK

Photo from Getty Images – News, photos, topics, and quotes

15 May 2009 » In rockets

The cuff mounted checklist worn by NASA astronaut Charles Duke on the surface of the moon is displayed at Bonhams on April 27, 2009 in London, England.

Photo from Getty Images – News, photos, topics, and quotes

Sheer Lunacy – Los Angeles Times

15 May 2009 » In rockets

Four college students hatched a scheme to steal moon rocks from the Johnson Space Center. It was a crazy idea–and it worked.

Sheer Lunacy – Los Angeles Times

173 Radical Retrofuturistic Designs & Technologies | WebUrbanist

14 May 2009 » In art, rockets

173 samples of retrofuturistic design & technology

173 Radical Retrofuturistic Designs & Technologies | WebUrbanist

Home hit by Russian space debris / MosNews.com

09 May 2009 » In rockets

A part of a Russian booster rocket used to deliver a spacecraft into orbit has fallen on the roof of a two-storey home in Russia’s Altai Region, in South Siberia

Home hit by Russian space debris / MosNews.com

Astronauts pay respects to 'space chimps' – CNN.com

02 May 2009 » In rockets

The chimpanzees could sense something was different.

Astronauts pay respects to ‘space chimps’ – CNN.com

Lunar Lander 3D in 5K | Seb Lee-Delisle

26 April 2009 » In flash, games, rockets

Just lovely.

Lunar Lander 3D in 5K | Seb Lee-Delisle

Dark Roasted Blend: Surprised Astronauts (Funny Pics)

23 April 2009 » In art, rockets

Dark Roasted Blend: Surprised Astronauts (Funny Pics)

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | 'Rocket war' on Greek island

23 April 2009 » In christianity, rockets, video

In a bizarre but long-cherished local tradition to celebrate the Orthodox Easter holiday, two churches in the town of Vrodandos fire rockets at each other’s churches – while services are held. [SWEET]

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | ‘Rocket war’ on Greek island

Unbelievable_Time_Required_To_Cover_Immense_Distances_of_Space,_1918.jpg (JPEG Image, 2800×1825 pixels) – Scaled (46%)

09 April 2009 » In art, books, rockets

Have you seen this hanging up in my bathroom? Here’s a nice scan from someone else.

Unbelievable_Time_Required_To_Cover_Immense_Distances_of_Space,_1918.jpg (JPEG Image, 2800×1825 pixels) – Scaled (46%)

Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Exposition and Spaceman Suit Photo Awesomeness

07 April 2009 » In art, rockets

Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Exposition and Spaceman Suit Photo Awesomeness

BBC NEWS | Europe | Volunteers flock to space experiment

29 March 2009 » In rockets

Once again, life imitates J. G. Ballard.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Volunteers flock to space experiment

Firm vows to grow first flowers on the moon – space – 27 March 2009 – New Scientist

29 March 2009 » In rockets

A greenhouse to grow mustard flowers will piggyback on a lunar lander being developed by Odyssey Moon, a competitor in the Google Lunar X Prize contest

Firm vows to grow first flowers on the moon – space – 27 March 2009 – New Scientist

Artifacts From A Previously Undiscovered Space Program | MetaFilter

19 March 2009 » In art, rockets

If the space race had taken a few different turns, we might have ended up with a historical exhibit that looked like the one cooked up by the American Dream Technical Institute.

Artifacts From A Previously Undiscovered Space Program | MetaFilter