Tag Archives: Space

Good Reads, For You

Inspired by others’ lists of year-end roundups, I cobbled together my own, Twitter-style. The collected Tweets are embedded below. In all honesty this isn’t really a year-end list. I did not dig through the digital archives. I did not consider … Continue reading →

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Meals in Space

Some years ago, I found NASA footage of the urine-recycling system on the International Space Station. I edited it down to keep the good bits and posted the ~2 minute video on YouTube. The part that I really loved about … Continue reading →

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Yes, Mars

Well, mock Mars. On the side of a volcano in Hawaii. I am officially a member of the in-habitat crew for the HI-SEAS analog Mars Mission in 2013. Here’s an excerpt from the L.A. Times take on it: Thursday’s announcement … Continue reading →

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Space Walk set to Twisted Nerve

I re-edited some NASA video from STS-128 and set it to Twisted Nerve by Bernard Herrmann:

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Rocket Ruins Camera Lens, Resulting Picture is Amazing

Definitely worth it: Full post from Gizmodo.

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