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Here they are, the photos from yesterday morning’s launch — the last night launch of the Space Shuttle. It makes me sad.
I mean really, each “last” is just so, so sad.
Maybe it sounds childish, but why does this all have to come to an end??
It’s a...
I hope by the time you see this post, Space Shuttle Endeavour will have carried the STS-130 crew into orbit; at time of writing, it’s about 90 minutes to launch and low clouds are giving a no-go status, which hopefully will clear in the next hour....
So I saw this rereleased 1965 Astronaut Barbie over at Out of the Cradle last month. She’s pretty chic, very Sixties. Nice hair.
But I have to show you MY Astronaut Barbie because, well, I think she’s just SO MUCH BETTER:
Astronaut Barbie -- We girls...
Little Dragon, by teemunkle @ deviantart
I ran across this post of spaceship concept art earlier this week and had to pass the goodness on to you, dear reader! Featured are a few of my favorites.
This one just charms the dickens out of me, I can’t...
Credit: ESO (European Southern Observatory)
It’s images like this, with a thousand thousand cosmic Christmas trees a-twinkling, that make me wish I could be out there, floating on the night. (Preferably with some protective gear and a breathing...