FA18 extended view of Space Shuttle Endeavours flyover Southern California
This is such an amazing video! Make sure to watch it in HD if you can.
FA18 extended view of Space Shuttle Endeavours flyover Southern California
Posts from the ‘Space Travel’ Category
Sep 27
Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012: ‘The Gift of Apollo’ from ‘The Sagan Series’
Neil Armstrong died today. He was as true of a hero as there ever was. This video of Carl Sagan narrating footage from the Apollo years is a fitting tribute to Armstrong’s accomplishments.
What Would It Look Like Orbiting Mars?
If you were an astronaut in orbit around Mars, what would it look like? Here’s an idea.
Full orbit: How an astronaut will view Mars from orbit – YouTube.
The Family that Went to the Moon
Talk about posterity. In April of 1972, the Apollo 16 mission touched down on the moon and conducted three EVAs. Charlie Duke and John Young explored the Descartes Highlands by foot and in a Lunar Roving Vehicle. On the third and final EVA, Charlie Duke left this photo of his family. This photo will be sitting on the surface of the moon for a very, very, very long time.
Project Gemini – NASA’s Prep For Apollo
Gemini was the meat of the sandwich that was the race to the moon, falling between Mercury and Apollo. Without it, there would have been no Apollo and its six missions to the moon. Here’s a great gallery of photos compiled by The Atlantic Magazine’s In Focus.
F-1 Engines From Apollo 11 Saturn Rocket Found On Ocean Floor
Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and CEO, has apparently located the F-1 engines used in the Apollo 11 launch in 1969.
I’m excited to report that, using state-of-the-art deep sea sonar, the team has found the Apollo 11 engines lying 14,000 feet below the surface, and we’re making plans to attempt to raise one or more of them from the ocean floor. We don’t know yet what condition these engines might be in – they hit the ocean at high velocity and have been in salt water for more than 40 years. On the other hand, they’re made of tough stuff, so we’ll see.
Bezos hopes that NASA will allow him to display the rockets at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
