Tag: orbit

If you’re still reeling from the news of Neil Armstrong’s passing, you can remember him with this fantastic site called We Chose The Moon which replays the historic Apollo 11 space flight in its entirety in real time. The site includes audio transmission, photos, behind the scenes shots, and bubbles of information for you to [...]

If AT&T is to be believed, this animation above made by Edward E. Zajac is one of the earliest computer-generated films in existence. It shows a satellite orbiting around a planet.

NASA-SLS

Photo: NASA Yesterday NASA unveiled their plans to bring humans beyond Earth’s orbit using a new rocket shuttle called the Space Launch System. The shuttle will carry with it the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and will be the first exploration-class vehicle to bring humans to other planetary and lunar destinations since the launch of the [...]

GOOGLE-YURI-GAGARIN

This is one of my favorite Google doodles so far. It celebrates the historic space flight of Yuri Gagarin who became the first person in the world to ever go into space. I posted a related story of Yuri and one of his best friends, Vladimir Komarov, previously and how the Russian government literally sent [...]

orbit-cocktail-ring

Wow! How awesome is this? An Etsy member is selling this orbit cocktail ring featuring a hollow sterling silver asteroid with a silver rocket followed by a 14k goldfill vapor trail. For the space geeks out there, this is definitely a must-have conversation piece. Grab one for $175 before they sell out!