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The look on Neil Armstrong’s face after the first moonwalk ever is priceless.
He died today after complications from a heart operation he had three weeks ago. May he rest in peace and embark on a successful mission to yet another great unknown.
Photo from NASA via https://twitter.com/blakehounshell -
For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.
Statement from the family of Neil Armstrong, full statement here -
First panoramic images of Mars taken by Discovery and released by NASA a few weeks ago
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![theatlantic:
A Stunning High-Resolution Photo of Curiosity’s Heat Shield Plummeting to the Martian Surface
The best images are when human artifacts are presented against the Martian landscape. What’s fascinating is that it’s *our* technology that looks alien, not the empty world to which we’ve sent it.
[Image: NASA]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8g32g0UYI1qcokc4o1_1280.png "http://soupsoup.tumblr.com/post/28988305646/theatlantic-a-stunning-high-resolution-photo-of")
A Stunning High-Resolution Photo of Curiosity’s Heat Shield Plummeting to the Martian Surface
The best images are when human artifacts are presented against the Martian landscape. What’s fascinating is that it’s *our* technology that looks alien, not the empty world to which we’ve sent it.
[Image: NASA]
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50 years ago today, John Glenn becomes the first American man to orbit the Earth.
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NASA reports that Callisto is the third largest satellite in the solar system and roughly the size of Mercury. Pictured here in color, NASA points out that its many markings show a turbulent history of collisions with space objects. In fact, Callisto is known to be the most heavily cratered object in our solar system.
10 spectacular moons in our solar system(via caro)
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What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?
A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, El Salvador, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon. Also visible is the earths ionosphere (thin yellow line), a satellite (55sec) and the stars of our galaxy. -
I just sat and watched this fullscreen with headphones. There’s something about it that brings my heart into my throat. No American flags planted, no images of earth as seen from space. No human form at all, no life. Just nothing, the zero.
It’s not like looking at images of pristine nature. It’s like looking at something that doesn’t know you, doesn’t care about you, will never meet you, not you or anyone like you. It’s like looking at something like that close up. That is dark magic, and I’m glad that NASA is still around: dark magicians, closing up.
Rover’s Eye View of Three-Year Trek on Mars
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Photo: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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![inothernews:
A few days ago I made a joke about Skylab (and Elmo re-enacting its fiery descent) and it turns out that July 11 was the 32nd anniversary of that very event — Skylab falling to Earth, not Elmo re-enacting it. From Wired:
The first U.S. space station, launched in May 1973 as a science and engineering laboratory, was not a success. Originally intended to remain in orbit as a shelter for crews from the new space shuttle program, Skylab was badly damaged during liftoff and plagued thereafter by a power deficit that played a significant role in its premature demise.
…Three crews traveled to Skylab aboard Apollo spacecraft — spending a total of 171 days aboard and returning by splashdown — and some repairs were made. The space station was placed in a parking orbit after the third Apollo crew departed, to await the eventual arrival of the first space shuttle. But delays in getting the shuttle program off the ground, coupled with Skylab’s deteriorating orbit, compelled NASA to consign its space station to a fiery death.
…The San Francisco Examiner, in one of its loopier promotional campaigns, even offered $10,000 (about $30,000 in today’s money) to the first person who could deliver a chunk of Skylab debris to the paper’s newsroom. [Disclosure: I was on the Examiner’s editorial staff at the time.]
That person turned out to be Stan Thornton, a 17-year-old from Esperance, Australia.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lofl7a80sl1qz82gvo1_500.jpg "http://soupsoup.tumblr.com/post/7688869011/inothernews-a-few-days-ago-i-made-a-joke-about")
A few days ago I made a joke about Skylab (and Elmo re-enacting its fiery descent) and it turns out that July 11 was the 32nd anniversary of that very event — Skylab falling to Earth, not Elmo re-enacting it. From Wired:
The first U.S. space station, launched in May 1973 as a science and engineering laboratory, was not a success. Originally intended to remain in orbit as a shelter for crews from the new space shuttle program, Skylab was badly damaged during liftoff and plagued thereafter by a power deficit that played a significant role in its premature demise.
…Three crews traveled to Skylab aboard Apollo spacecraft — spending a total of 171 days aboard and returning by splashdown — and some repairs were made. The space station was placed in a parking orbit after the third Apollo crew departed, to await the eventual arrival of the first space shuttle. But delays in getting the shuttle program off the ground, coupled with Skylab’s deteriorating orbit, compelled NASA to consign its space station to a fiery death.
…The San Francisco Examiner, in one of its loopier promotional campaigns, even offered $10,000 (about $30,000 in today’s money) to the first person who could deliver a chunk of Skylab debris to the paper’s newsroom. [Disclosure: I was on the Examiner’s editorial staff at the time.]
That person turned out to be Stan Thornton, a 17-year-old from Esperance, Australia.
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