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- Horrible Histories: Rosa Parks – Equality Song
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- Commander Chris Hadfield To Retire
- Melodysheep – Neil Armstrong Tribute – Blue & Beautiful
- The Hobbit – The Desolation Of Smaug
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Tag Archives: Space Shuttle Endeavour
Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Trek Across L.A.
A wonderful time lapse video showing Space Shuttle Endeavour‘s final trek across L.A. (Los Angeles Times). It’s very surreal seeing the shuttle zoom along the way it appears to in the time lapse video, but very cool as well. More … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Chan, California Science Center, final journey, LA, Los Angeles, museum, space, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Endeavour’s Final Journey
The Space Shuttle Endeavour completed it’s final journey today. Rather than speeding at 17,000 mph through space, it trundled along at a blinding 2 mph through the streets of Los Angeles. It’s on its way to rest at the California … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, California Science Center, Endeavour, final journey, LA, Los Angeles, museum, space, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Endeavour, The Guardian
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Nature – 365 Days: Images Of The Year
Nature has a selection of their most striking images of 2011. And they are truly amazing. Perhaps my all time favourite picture of the year is included in this gallery, which is the image shown here: “We shall never see … Continue reading
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Tagged Endeavour, International Space Station, ISS, nature, photography, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Space Shuttle: The Complete Missions
“NASA’s 30-year Space Transportation System (STS) program came to an end on 21st July 2011. The Space Shuttle fleet delivered the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station, and dozens of satellites, space probes, crew and supplies. Two Shuttles were … Continue reading
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Tagged 65daysofstatic, Adam Rutherford, Atlantis, BBC, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery, Endeavour, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, ISS, mission, NASA, nature, space, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Space Transportation System, STS, The Guardian
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Night Lights & Serene Space
I love night shots of the Earth taken from space, and the one shown here (credit to ESA / NASA), depicting the UK as seen from the ISS, is gorgeous. As well as seeing the UK lit up, like cancer … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, International Space Station, ISS, NASA, photography, space, Space Shuttle Endeavour, star, The Guardian, UK
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Tardigrades: The Hardiest Animal on Earth… and in Space?
Tardigrades are awesome creatures. More commonly known as water bears (due to their stocky body and gait, despite being only 200-800 micrometers in length), they are referred to as “the hardiest animal on Earth”. They have evolved to enter into … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, BIOKIS, Earth, NASA, outer space, science, space, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Tardigrade, water bear
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Musical Magic
A little bit of musical magic today. A lovely card trick accompanied by a beautiful melody. Very well performed by both people, and really rather compelling to watch as well. I find magic utterly fascinating, with the way that our … Continue reading
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Tagged card trick, Jason Mraz, magic, NASA, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Ta Na Manga, The Sun Will Rise, Tomorrow, Two Spot Gobi
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Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Final Flight Part 2
Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to launch tomorrow afternoon, after it had been delayed by a faulty heater on the original launch date of April 29th. It will deliver the AMS to the ISS, as well as critical spare parts. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, AMS, BBC, Earth, International Space Station, ISS, NASA, outer space, Shuttle, space, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Universe
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Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Final Flight
Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to make its final flight into space today. After nearly 20 years in service, and having flown a cumulative distance of 166 million km, this flight marks the 25th and final launch of the Shuttle, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, AMS, anti-matter, cosmic rays, Dark Matter, Earth, International Space Station, ISS, lightning, NASA, outer space, Shuttle, space, Space Shuttle Endeavour, strange matter, STS-134, UK, Universe
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