Posts Tagged ‘nasa’
Follow Apollo to the Moon
July 16th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
40 years ago today - just over an hour ago, in fact! - Apollo 11 launched. To celebrate, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum have set up a website, fittingly called 'We choose the moon' and mission tracker widget, which allow you to follow the crew on their mission.
Currently we're just over an 85minutes in and on Stage 3 of the mission - Orbiting Earth:
It's a nice site and well worth a look, even if you're not a big fan of...
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MODIS Images
May 28th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
MODIS (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 1999 on board the Terra (EOS AM) Satellite, and in 2002 on board the Aqua (EOS PM) satellite. The instruments capture data in 36 spectral bands and at varying spatial resolutions. Together the instruments image the entire Earth every 1 to 2 days. They are designed to provide measurements in large-scale global dynamics including changes in Earth's cloud cover, radiation budget and processes occurring in the oceans, on land, and in the lower atmosphere.
NASA claims that,
These data will improve our understanding of global dynamics...
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Space Colony Art from the 1970s
February 14th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
A couple of space colony summer studies were conducted at NASA Ames in the 1970s. Colonies housing about 10,000 people were designed. A number of artistic renderings of the concepts were made and you can see them on the official NASA site
Extraordinary to think these were the real deal, rather than flights of sci-fi fancy.
See the full gallery...
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Apollo 13
April 17th, 2008 by Dave@LGUK
37 years ago today the Apollo 13 splash landed in the Pacific Ocean four days after an oxygen tank explosion in space which spawned on of the most endlessly misquoted quotes: "Houston, we've had a problem here."
Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area but the explosion 3 days into the mission forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. In case you aren't familiar with the plight of Apollo 13, everyone survived.
It's safe to say they didn't enjoy the ride though - there was a lack of food, water and power, making sleep almost impossible...
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