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Space rocket, stars and planets. Birthday card.
Created by Inna (http://increations.blogspot.com/), all rights reserved.
SpaceEngine - A free space simulation program that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data, while regions uncharted by astronomy are generated procedurally. Millions of galaxies, trillions of stars, countless planets - all available for exploration. You can land any planet, moon or asteroid and watch alien landscapes and celestial phenomena. You can even pilot starships and atmospheric shuttles.
This year I watched a Space Shuttle launch with my students live, blogged and tweeted live from the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, and then watched the final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis and of the shuttle program at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Yes, this was a year of space. I've met amazing friends, teachers, and supporters of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education) and can only say that the best gift you can give your students is to inspire them to reach for the stars. Expose them to all of the amazing careers and things to learn about in the world of STEM. Wishing you all PEACE on EARTH and in space.... (www.venspired.com)
Credit: The orginal shuttle photo is from NASA-HQ on Flickr. Christmas decor added by me. :)
TOMORROWLAND
The queue for the Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain is quite cool! You walk deeper and deeper into the mountain in cool space tunnels!
Catalog #: 08_00953
Title: Space Shuttle Program
Date: 1981-2010
Additional Information: Space Shuttle Columbia
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Catalog #: 08_00870
Title: Space Shuttle Program
Date: 1981-2010
Additional Information: The Space Shuttle
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Title: Space Suit
Catalog #: 08_01490
Additional Information: Full Pressue Space Suit
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
When the Agents go to space... this is their ship of choice. The ship is a modular design; allowing the middle section to be setup as stand-alone base of operations.
SpaceEngine - A free space simulation program that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data, while regions uncharted by astronomy are generated procedurally. Millions of galaxies, trillions of stars, countless planets - all available for exploration. You can land any planet, moon or asteroid and watch alien landscapes and celestial phenomena. You can even pilot starships and atmospheric shuttles.
Title: Space Shuttle Program
Catalog #: 08_01001
Date: 1981-2010
Additional Information: shows a model concept for a space shuttle
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Hey everyone, I'm back, and this time I want to show you something different. This build was built as a part of "Out of This World Space Builds" on lego ideas, and was built as a 3D model because of lack of parts. It represents a small laboratory located on Mars, or whatever other planet that you want it on. On the exterior you can see it has rounded windows, entrance and on the top a small greenhouse, while in the interior you have a computer with a litle stand for samples of stones or whatever. It also has plenty of room to fit a minifigure. This was built as a hexagonal build wich takes up 10x12 stud space. Although it is a mecabricks build, all interactions between bricks have been previously checked with phisical bricks. Overall build contains 241 bricks. I would appreciate if you would drop a like or comment on lego ideas entry. It's called "Space Laboratory", original, isn't it. Here's the link:
ideas.lego.com/challenges/3a0cb2a7-395f-400c-8e0b-c342804...
I hope you like it!
Title: Space Suits
Catalog #: 08_01666
Additional Information: Garrett Corp Crew Systems EVA Branch
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most accomplished orbiter, the champion of the shuttle fleet. Discovery flew on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters. It shuttled 184 men and women into space and back, many of whom flew more than once, for a record-setting total crew count of 251.
Because Discovery flew every kind of mission the Space Shuttle was meant to fly, it embodies well the 30-year history of U.S. human spaceflight from 1981 to 2011. Named for renowned sailing ships of exploration, Discovery is preserved as intact as possible as it last flew in 2011 on the 133rd Space Shuttle mission.
NASA transferred Discovery to the Smithsonian in April 2012 after a delivery flight over the nation's capital.
Catalog #: 08_00938
Title: Space Shuttle Program
Date: 1981-2010
Additional Information: Space Shuttle Mock up
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Catalog #: 08_00899
Title: Space Shuttle Program
Date: 1981-2010
Additional Information: Space Shuttle Atlantis
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight.
Originally, Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia. However, during the construction of Columbia, details of the final design changed, particularly with regard to the weight of the fuselage and wings. Refitting Enterprise for spaceflight would have involved dismantling the orbiter and returning the sections to subcontractors across the country. As this was an expensive proposition, it was determined to be less costly to build Challenger around a body frame (STA-099) that had been created as a test article. Similarly, Enterprise was considered for refit to replace Challenger after the latter was destroyed, but Endeavour was built from structural spares instead.
Construction began on the first orbiter on June 4, 1974. Designated OV-101, it was originally planned to be named Constitution. However, a write-in campaign caused it to be renamed after the Starship Enterprise, featured on the television show Star Trek.
The design of OV-101 was not the same as that planned for OV-102, the first flight model; the tail was constructed differently, and it did not have the interfaces to mount OMS pods. A large number of subsystems—ranging from main engines to radar equipment—were not installed on this vehicle, but the capacity to add them in the future was retained. Instead of a Thermal Protection System, its surface was primarily fiberglass.
In mid-1976, the orbiter was used for ground vibration tests, allowing engineers to compare data from an actual flight vehicle with theoretical models.
On September 17, 1976, Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell's plant at Palmdale, California. In recognition of its fictional namesake, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and most of the principal cast of the original series of Star Trek were on hand at the dedication ceremony.
On January 31, 1977, it was taken by road to Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, to begin operational testing.
While at NASA Dryden, Enterprise was used by NASA for a variety of ground and flight tests intended to validate aspects of the shuttle program. The initial nine-month testing period was referred to by the acronym ALT, for "Approach and Landing Test". These tests included a maiden "flight" on February 18, 1977 atop a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to measure structural loads and ground handling and braking characteristics of the mated system. Ground tests of all orbiter subsystems were carried out to verify functionality prior to atmospheric flight.
The mated Enterprise/SCA combination was then subjected to five test flights with Enterprise unmanned and unactivated. The purpose of these test flights was to measure the flight characteristics of the mated combination. These tests were followed with three test flights with Enterprise manned to test the shuttle flight control systems.
Finally, Enterprise underwent five free flights where the craft separated from the SCA and was landed under astronaut control. These tests verified the flight characteristics of the orbiter design and were carried out under several aerodynamic and weight configurations.
On August 12, 1977, the space shuttle Enterprise flew on its own for the first time
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Virginia
The space invader is made up of large tiles and tucked down a side street near the British Museum and Central Saint Giles. It's not part of any sort of art installation, and the rest of the walls in the area are clear, so I'm not sure how it ended up here.
SpaceEngine - A free space simulation program that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data, while regions uncharted by astronomy are generated procedurally. Millions of galaxies, trillions of stars, countless planets - all available for exploration. You can land any planet, moon or asteroid and watch alien landscapes and celestial phenomena. You can even pilot starships and atmospheric shuttles.
Three minute fisheye exposure of the Golden Gate Bridge with the Big Dipper (Ursa Major if you want to impress the ladies) above AND the International Space Station flying through the dipper.
(You'll probably have to view this full size to see it)
Goddard's Ritsko Wins 2011 SAVE Award
The winner of the 2011 SAVE Award is Matthew Ritsko, a Goddard financial manager. His tool lending library would track and enable sharing of expensive space-flight tools and hardware after projects no longer need them.
This set of images represents the types of tools used at NASA.
To read more go to: www.nasa.gov/topics/people/features/ritsko-save.html
Ted Simmons completing a RF-Magnetic survey in the clean room in Building 30 on Monday, October 25.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Ted Simmons
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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The Lancer is a single seat, three engine interceptor designed to get places quickly on short notice. It is armed with four lasers and two missiles for interception.
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The wings on this thing are held on by two studs and that blue rubber band.