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more about #spacerace Chip Overclock: Just recently I was in Los Alamos and went to the Bradbury Science Museum (named after a Los Alamos Lab director). It was great fun, full of science, ... more » Ruthless, If you let me: This would look great in my living room. Since previous comments requesting posters of artwork seemed to work, I will request it here: Poster please. more » KhaiJB: this is why we take the drive outside the solar system before trying it. says that page 1 of the manual here.... more » Meirelle: I don't know. I think I might have to vote Colbert on this one. :) more » twophrasebark: What was wrong with NASA's original name "Node 3 Connecting Module with Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) Attached to Axial Port 3JGF-3841892428264... more » Grey_Area: I'm voting "Kodos". more » twDarkflame: I think this is a missed optunity myself. Auction the name of to the group that raise's the most for charity. more » tetracycloide: i'm going to have to go with colbert given the two alternatives. if xenu wins we might see an anacdote in the in the mainstream media reguarding the n... more » ParJoe: I'm glad you posted this. I keep forgetting to vote. As much as I like Colbert...he's a flipping political comedian. In no way should his name be on a... more » Jamal Dominic Barr: Though I have complete and total contempt for Joss Whedon, Serenity by far is one of the greatest movies of all time, maybe it is the greatest movie o... more » ZanipoloLebron: Yay! now Iran will be able to orbit a Nuclear Bomb Factory and pick off its enemies from Space. I do however laugh at the suggestion that being able t... more » ThisDudeRufus: Riiiiight. 'Planned' crash. Just like their 'planned' shooting down of a satellite last year. I'm watching you, China. more » Johnny Dactyl: Why do they crash everything instead of sending it into the sun? Free garbage collection more » -
#defense
The Art of the Space Race
Over at Berg London, Megan Prelinger has an amazing essay about the design of advertisements for defense industry companies during the mid-twentieth century space race. Interestingly, socialist-inspired designs were used to advertise anti-commie missile systems. More » -
#spacerace
Vote to Make Serenity Into a Real Space Vessel!
NASA is running a contest to name the new "Node 3" of the International Space Station, and Serenity is in the lead! Node 3 will allow several more people to live full-time in space. More » -
#spaceexploration
China Lands on the Moon - Sort of
On Sunday, the Chinese space program announced that their satellite, Chang'e-I, ended its 16 month mapping mission with a planned crash on the lunar surface, destroying the craft. More » -
#spacerace
Behold The Future Of Space Exploration β An Asian Space Race
We're finally getting a new space race β between China and India, which just launched its new Moon probe, Chandrayaan-1, today. China already launched its Chang'e orbiter last year, and "today we are trying to catch them, catch that gap, bridge the gap," the director of India's space agency told Reuters. But that doesn't mean NASA is out of the picture altogether β India's rocket is carrying a couple of devices for the U.S. agency, including one to look for ice deposits in the moon's polar region. And NASA plans to launch its own orbiter next year. Click through for another couple of images of the gorgeous Chandrayaan-1. More » -
