A Cannon for Shooting Supplies into Space.
The cost of putting things into space is astronomical, to say the least. Getting things into space takes more fuel than moving them from planet to planet because of gravity. So what if we had a new method for sending supplies into orbit for the International Space Station? John Hunter says he has a better [...]
On The Road: 5 Great Stops Between New Orleans & Dallas
West along I-10, northwest on I-49 and west again along I-20 will take you from the port of New Orleans to the eighth-largest city in our nation, Dallas, Texas. As our On The Road series continues, we look at some engaging, educational and interesting stops along this southern corridor to the west.
1. Where Cultures Coexist
Located [...]
New Paper Airplane Flight Record Achieved
A Japanese man has set a new world record for “maximum time aloft” for a paper airplane.
With a bend of the knees and an arch of the back, a Japanese engineer today set a world flight record for a paper plane, keeping his hand-folded construction in the air for 26.1 seconds. Using a plane specially [...]
Space Beer Is Made from Barley Grown in Space
A Japanese firm is producing a limited run of beer made from barley which spent time on the International Space Station. From The Japan Times:
The brewer will receive orders for the Sapporo Space Barley beer via the Internet until Dec. 24, making 250 six-packs, holding 330-ml bottles, available at a price of ¥10,000 each, Sapporo [...]
Hi-Res Photos From Space
These two photos are from the latest Space Shuttle Atlantis mission (STS-129), which seemed to come and go much faster than the one before it. At left, Atlantis prepares to dock at the International Space Station. At right, the sunset through Earth’s thin blue atmosphere (photos by NASA). These and ten more can be blown [...]
First Clown in Space
Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte is paying $35 million to catch a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian spacecraft later this month. Laliberte calls himself “the first clown in space.”
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte told reporters he plans to tickle the professional astronauts while they’re sleeping, and he’s also bringing red clown [...]
NASA’s Weirdest Mission Patches
Wired has a list of some of the strangest mission patches that NASA has produced. The patch above was for the creation of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules of the International Space Station. NASA selected a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle to represent the project because three of the four modules share names with those characters. The [...]
Link Latte 118
#118 – Week of August 24, 2009
Mirror Reflections Puzzle, and more – [fantastic 12-part series]“Heros From A Future That Never Was” – [awesome art]How to hide from unwanted clients – [fun video, useful?]Nineteen Moons: Awesome Steampunk Jewelry – [scroll down]International Space Station comes together – [cool infographic]English to Japanese ad finitum… with crazy results – [...]
