February 2012
WatchCarl Sagan on Why Mars is Awesome (1982)
usagov:
We Choose the Moon
Audio Transcript
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NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut... →
HOUSTON — More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough selection process, which includes interviews and medical examinations, nine to 15 people will be selected to become part of the 21st astronaut class.
Typically, the agency receives between 2,500 and...
Is the Earth getting lighter? →
jtotheizzoe:
Yes, yes it is.
It both gains and loses mass, but is trimming down over time.
And you might be surprised to find out why.
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“I enjoyed the rich color spectrum of the earth. It is surrounded by a light blue...”
– Yuri Gagarin, via Fuck Yeah Yuri Gagarin:
January 2012
Watchsagansense:
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s response to Newt Gingrich’s plan to establish an American colony & base on the moon.
Truth.