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in the shadow of the moon

Go Back To Where We Once Feared To Tread

The documentary In The Shadow Of The Moon comes out on DVD in a month, and is well worth picking up. Today we take moon landings for granted, but it's been 35 years since Gene Cernan was the last man on the moon (note for you trivia nuts), and we haven't come close to going back. In the intervening years, we've forgotten just what it took for our country to land people safely on the moon, and bring them back home.
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3:32 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Kevin Kelly
920 views, 12 comments

Latest by regis: I just saw this at this year's boston SF marathon and it was *outstanding* more »

space chimps

Take Your Monkey To Space And Spank Him

The monkeys in the U.S. space program might seem like an odd subject for an animated film, especially since scientists killed a ton of them in the process. In fact, the first six monkeys, uninspiringly named Albert I through Albert VI, all died either in flight, on impact, or right after landing. Not exactly your Saturday matinee popcorn fare, but later this year we'll have both a Space Chimps movie in theaters, and a video game featuring this crazy family of monkey astronauts. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,660 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: Really? I liked both Valiant and Happily Never After. So did my kids. I'm sure they'll like to watch crazy monkey astronauts. I also liked Captain Simian. This one is cool: + Watch video I like the designs on Space Chimps. more »

space porn

Iran Goes to Space with First Successful Satellite Launcher Test

Early this morning Iran launched its first rocket into space. It was part of a test of a satellite launcher that will soon send Iran's first satellite into space sometime next year. You can hear a countdown and see the rocket zooming up into the sky in this clip from local TV. In an odd homage to the U.S. space program of yore, the launcher is named Kavoshgar-1, which means Explorer-1, the name of the first U.S. satellite. Iranian authorities say the country's space program is for peaceful, scientific endeavors. Char, Se, Doe, Yek BLAST OFF [Knight Science Journalism News Tracker]

12:30 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Annalee Newitz
976 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: @Ryan.H: I would agree, except for the fact that they don't seem very rational...... Uh, yeah, I'm REAL happy to have those guys floatin' shit over our heads! Neat! more »