astropixie: follow your curiosity
OK, it seems when I was talking to Brian yesterday evening about the Curiosity landing on Mars it was landing, it was about 7pm so I could have watched it but I don’t know how interesting it would have...
View ArticleVideo, sound, and timeline of Curiosity’s descent | The Planetary Society
produced by Brian Lynch by combining the thumbnail images from Curiosity’s Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) with the audio from the control room during landing night and a detailed timeline from Patrick...
View Articleheat shield departing curiosity
The full-resolution MARDI images are just as great as we anticipated. As of the moment that I write this, there are 110 full-resolution frames on the ground out of the roughly 1500-image sequence. Most...
View ArticleCuriosity sol 9 update | The Planetary Society
The best 360-degree rotatable version of the sol 3 Mastcam panorama I’ve seen yet. This one requires Flash. For those of you on iOS devices, your best option is this one. via Curiosity sol 9 update |...
View ArticleAn amazing LEGO model of Curiosity | The Planetary Society
Since I really love LEGO and have a bunch of small kits assembled on my office shelf, this really sounds good to me. I think I’ve received a dozen emails from people pointing me to a LEGO model of the...
View ArticleSpaceX | Launch Central
Launch to space station @ 8:35PM ET Oct 7, 2012 SpaceX | Launch Central.
View ArticleAlpha Centauri B First Planet Discovered and Art Work
Artist’s impression of the first planet discovered orbiting the star Alpha Centauri B, a member of the triple star system that is the closest to Earth. The planet was found in 2012 with the HARPS...
View ArticleSupersonic flight for SpaceShipTwo | The Planetary Society
SpaceShipTwo fires her rocket motor in flight for the first time in a flight over the Mojave Desert on April 29, 2013. MarsScientific.com and Clay Center Observatory Virgin Galactic Press Release...
View ArticleSpace Images: The Day the Earth Smiled – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn’s shadow and turned to image the planet, seven of its moons, its inner rings — and, in the...
View ArticleSpaceflight Now | Falcon Launch Report | Mission Status Center
Scrubbed Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1 Payload: SES 8Launch date:November 28, 2013Launch time: 5:39 p.m. EST (2239 GMT)Launch window: 65 minutes Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida via Spaceflight Now |...
View ArticleLightSail is Ready for Launch! Join Us as the Countdown Begins | The...
LightSail is Ready for Launch! Join Us as the Countdown Begins | The Planetary Society.
View Article[UPDATED] Antares Rocket Explodes Seconds after Liftoff | The Planetary Society
An Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket fell back to the launch pad shortly after liftoff Tuesday night, exploding in a fireball that destroyed the vehicle and damaged its launch pad. The...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crashes: 1 Dead, 1 Injured – NBC News.com
Virigin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane exploded and crashed during a test flight on Friday, killing one crew member and seriously injuring another, authorities said. via Virgin Galactic's...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic pilot recounts how he survived being ejected at 50,000 feet
When Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed in late October, the company attributed the loss to an unidentified "serious anomaly." Now, thanks to the ongoing investigation by the National...
View ArticleTimeline of Events for Orion’s Maiden Voyage | The Planetary Society
Your Timeline of Events for Orion’s Maiden Voyage | The Planetary Society.
View ArticleOrion
www.nasa.gov/nasatv Orion begins its first flight test with a launch on a Delta IV Heavy rocket, everything remains on track for liftoff at 7:05 a.m. EST. Orion. United Launch Alliance Delta IV
View ArticleOrion Test Launch, aborted for today
Got into work and totally forgot about the test launch today. Fernando reminded me and I got NASAtv on the computer at about 7:25am. They were holding @ T-4:00 and had aborted the launch once already...
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