Space

C-Foundation – Old Boring Track With Vocals

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Recorded and written in 2011, uploaded to the Internet in 2014.

~x

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SOFT METALS – Métaux Mous

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from “The Cold World Melts” EP 2010
buy the vinyl on
www.capturedtracks.com

~x

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First Saturn V Rocket

projecthabu:

     Meet SA-500D, the first Saturn V rocket. Wernher von Braun designed her as the dynamic test article for the program. She was assembled stage by stage inside the Dynamic Test Stand at NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center, then subjected to lateral, longitudinal, and torsional vibrations equal of that of launch for a total of 450 hours.

The first time I visited SA-500D in 1999, she was outside on the US Space and Rocket Center property. Her paint was faded and worn, having sat there since 1969. In 2005, full restoration began, and she was moved inside her new facility, the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, Alabama. I’m happy to report that as of Sunday, July 27, 2014, she looks great. Viewing the newly restored rocket is magnitudes more impactful. The difference is incredible.

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Saturn Gif’s

jtotheizzoe:

You guys like Saturn, right? Here’s a whole gallery of Saturn GIFs, from rings to moons, captured by the Cassini spacecraft. They’re part modern art and part science.

Next to the Voyager twins, I think Cassini might be the best satellite NASA ever launched. Certainly takes the best pictures. Tumblr’s own staceythinx  has an iPad app called Cassini HD that features even more photos, plus color, plus science.

(GIFs by framesandflames)

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enochliew:

50 Years of Space Exploration by National Geographic

This illustrated map includes the almost 200 missions to space from the past 50 years, showing which of our celestial neighbors we like to visit the most.

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