August 2011
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Vintage Space →
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“A work in progress as I read, research, and write in pursuit of the still-unclear path towards professional spaceflight historian.”
Today’s post caught my eye via Twitter, but the whole of this blog is highly acceptable.
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Running Mars and the Moon With Suitcase-Sized... →
In Space, nuclear power may be our best bet at survival.
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“Once it’s in place, though, the Webb [Space Telescope] is quite literally...”
– What We Could Lose if the James Webb Telescope Is Killed (via crookedindifference)
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Remember When House Republicans Voted Against... →
In the US, we rely on the National Hurricane Center to forecast storms. The NHC is in turn a division of the National Weather Service, itself a part of the NOAA. Which, in the GOP’s 2011 budget bill, had its funding slashed by $1.2 billion from what was proposed in the president’s own budget bill, a bill that very notably included a $700 million increase over the previous year to cover needed...
classicbrion asked: According to the model of the solar system I used when I was taking courses involving planets, Pluto's orbit intersects Neptune's at two points. Is it possible, given Neptune's mass and enough time, that Pluto could be pulled into Neptune's orbit and become a moon, or would it strike Neptune directly? (Or am I completely misunderstanding this?)
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WatchNPR requested from NASA this 1980s-era video with commentary by astronauts of various missions. The footage, which we edited, arrived on VHS. We don’t know much about it, except that it’s playful in tone, so we decided to have some fun with it, too. Here’s an “instructional video” on survival in space, in case we ever decide to resurrect the program. Credit: Emily...
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mrmouse asked: do you know if comet elenin will be visible in southern california?
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analienlikeyou asked: Weird question I know, but do you guys have a favourite nebula? Mine is Horsehead, it has my favourite colours in it. :)
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donthenerd asked: Please please please would you at least show your subscribers a video on the safe way to build, launch and recover a model rocket? I would hate to think some kid would follow the video you posted and get hurt, cause a fire or worse.
nhaler asked: If we are moving faster at the equator (which also has a slight bulge, correct?) than we are at the pole, would that mean, rotational speed ('centrifugal force') coupled with the slight bulge, that there is a weakened effect or less-felt sense of the Earth's gravity there?
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weareevolving-deactivated201110 asked: Just gave you a promo on my blog.
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Whole lotta love!
idiomatics My God, it’s full of stars. I just followed your blog based on the name alone, and so far I love what I am seeing.
bigdaddybuddha Hey, I love this tumblr. It’s nice to have something on my feed that isn’t naked butts and cute bunnies.
ali-smiles This blog is amazing! Thank you for existing!
-perihelion so glad you were on the radar! i’m obsessed with...
hollywoodwhispers asked: Hey! Not sure if you guys do this sort of thing, but could you give a shout-out to http://fuckyeahspaceshuttle.tumblr.com ? :) Definitely a page that could use some more lovin'!
As always, keep up the good work. *salute*
As always, keep up the good work. *salute*
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