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Solar eclipse, as seen from the International Space Station over Turkey and Cyprus. Yeah, that’s our moon looming over us.
Three generations of Mars Rovers. It is absolutely mandatory to see it full size to appreciate the mind-blowingness of it.
“View of Astronaut Peggy Whitson, flight engineer and Cosmonaut Valery Korzun, commander, eating a meal in the Service Module Zvezda. Tomato and hamburger are floating.” (2008)
Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, the Apollo manned lunar landing flight path (1967). Available in extremely high-resolution (7000x2300 pixels) for poster-size printing.
Yeah, it’s a giant penis.
“All six Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne space shuttle main engines from Endeavour’s STS-134 and Atlantis’ STS-135 missions sit in test cells inside the Engine Shop at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.”
Translated from Russian:
“NPO Energomash is the leading company in the world to develop powerful liquid rocket engines for space launch vehicles, one of the world’s leading high-tech products. The history of the company dates back to May 15, 1929. Over the years they have developed some 60 rocket engines that remain operational in space and military vehicles.”
Two bloggers sneaked through an open stretch in the fence, which was temporarily removed to undergo repairs. Apparently, Russian law does not prosecute civilian trespassers if it can be proved that the property wasn’t fully fenced and guarded. There are lots of pictures, and they are beyond beautiful. Enjoy.
The Apollo I crew.
