Space Shuttle lowriding thru Los Angeles
Schöne Bilderstrecke auf The Atlantics In Focus von der durch Los Angeles schleichenden Endeavour. Ich hab in das Bild zwei Leute halbschlampig reinmontiert, die früher ebenfalls ziemlich oft high waren und dann durch Los Angeles gefahren sind. Mir war irgendwie danach.
The space shuttle Endeavour is on its last mission today, a 12-mile creep through Los Angeles city streets on a 160-wheeled carrier. It is passing through neighborhoods and strip malls, headed toward its final destination, the California Science Center in South Los Angeles. At times, the shuttle has barely cleared trees, houses and and street signs along a course heavily prepared for the trip. The move will cost an estimated $10 million, according to the Exposition Park museum. Gathered here are a few images of Endeavour’s last journey.
A Space Shuttle on the Streets of Los Angeles
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
Space Shuttle over Los Angeles
Space Shuttle over Los Angeles
Ich liebe dieses Foto (hier in HighRes) vom Space Shuttle im Landeanflug auf LAX. Spacetravel in Sunshine, toll! In den letzten Tagen gingen jede Menge Items zum letzten Flug der Endeavour durch Netz, unter anderem das Space Shuttle über Disneyland (hier ein ziemlich cheesiges Video des Überflugs vom Boden aus gefilmt), ein paar Bildern aus dem Cockpit (inklusive ein paar Bildern aus dem Innenraum, auf dem alle Astronauten der Endeavour ein Autogram hinterlassen haben) und eine hübschen Fotostrecke beim Atlantic. (via Interweb3000, Laughing Squid)
Lego Space Shuttle in Space
Schön: Der rumänische Student Raul Oaida hat sein Lego-Space Shuttle mit einem Wetterballon in die Stratosphäre geschickt: „The launch took place from central Germany (easy flight clearance) and reached a max altitude of 35000m. A 1600g meteo balloon filled with helium was used alongside a GoPro Hero, Spot GPS and of course Lego Space Shuttle model 3367.“
Space Shuttle Test-Models
Das Life-Mag hat eine sehr schöne Bilderstrecke mit Test-Modellen des Space Shuttles. Bild oben: „testing of a space shuttle orbiter model in a trisonic wind tunnel, which is capable of running subsonic, transonic, and supersonic tests and is used to test the integrity of rockets and launch vehicles in launch and reentry environments“.
As awesome as the space shuttle orbiter that actually goes into orbit truly is, the models of the vessel that NASA has devised over the years are, occasionally, equally jaw-dropping. Here, a celebration of some of those models, and the ingenious fabricators who envisioned and built them.
Space Shuttle: The complete Missions
(Youtube Direktspace, via BoingBoing)
Hier noch ein paar Links zur finalen Space Shuttle-Mission, die seit gestern aufgelaufen sind, das Video oben stammt vom Guardian: Space shuttles united – a video tribute: „With Atlantis safely home, this Nature video combines footage from all 135 space shuttle missions to create one epic journey“.
Gawker machen das gleiche Video wie der Guardian, nur drölfmal so schmalzig: Watch 30 Years of the Space Shuttle In One Single Launch: „Three decades of the Space Shuttle, with its many amazing successes and two horrible failures, are gone forever. This video shows those thirty years in one single launch.“
Atlantic hat nochmal eine schöne Bilderstrecke: Welcome Home, Atlantis, National Geographic: Space Shuttle Pictures: Final Flight of Atlantis.
NPR hat zwei schöne Infografiken: Sizing Up Space: A Visual History: „In the three decades of NASA’s space shuttle program, hundreds of astronauts flew aboard the five spaceships. Find out about the missions, astronauts and vehicles and life in space.“
Außerdem höre ich grade den HR2 Der Tag-Podcast: Die letzte Reise der Atlantis – Vom Ende einer Epoche „Am Cape Canaveral macht sich Melancholie breit. Mit der letzten Landung der Raumfähre Atlantis geht heute eine Ära der Raumfahrt zu Ende: das Zeitalter der Space Shuttles. 30 Jahre lang haben die wiederverwendbaren Raumfähren Menschen und Material ins All gebracht. Aber sie sind so kompliziert, anfällig und teuer, dass sich die USA das Programm nicht mehr leisten wollen. Jetzt werden erst einmal die Russen den Transport von Astronauten zur Raumstation ISS übernehmen, bevor die Amerikaner etwas Neues gebaut haben. Aber wie geht es für die bemannte Raumfahrt überhaupt weiter, in Zeiten von Finanzkrise und Schuldenbergen? Wo ist er hin, der Menschheitstraum von der Eroberung des Weltalls?“
The Space Shuttle Adventure Kit, 1981
Brian Bennett hat in einem Karton ein altes, bestens erhaltenes Promopaket der NASA aus dem Jahr 1981 gefunden, darin ein Space Shuttle Adventure Kit. Das Ding hat er komplett gescannt, inklusive der Bügelbilder, hat das Space Shuttle Bastelset abfotografiert und online gestellt. Da sein Server schon rumgemault hat, als ich die Bilder grade alle runterlud, habe ich die Pics mal in ein Flickr-Set geschoben und jeder, der auch nur annähernd etwas mit Space und Raumfahrt anfangen kann, fällt jetzt bitte einmal vom Stuhl. Das hier ist pures, retrofuturistisches NASA-Space Shuttle-Gold.
Recently I discovered this promotional package from Cheerios at my mother’s house. This must have been a “mail in 20 box-tops” kind of promotion. I barely remember it, and I’m shocked that it survived (mostly) unmolested. Luckily for you it did, and I’ve scanned/photographed everything that came in the envelope.
The booklet only mentions the crews of STS-1 and STS-2, so this came out between 11/12/81 (STS-2) and 3/22/82 (STS-3).
Space Shuttle Adventure Kit, meine Lieblingsbilder daraus nach dem Klick (via Renraku, BBS)
Final Space Shuttle-Landing
Das Atlantis ist vor drei Stunden zum letzten mal gelandet und die NASA beendet damit ihr Space Shuttle-Programm, mit dem ich Raumfahrttechnisch aufgewachsen bin und schon immer Spacetravel mit dem komisch ungelenk wirkenden Flugzeug mit der schwarzen Nase verbunden habe. Die Live-Übertragung habe ich verpasst, bei der NASA läuft sie allerdings noch im Loop, grade eben vom Liveticker auf Spaceflightnow: „The astronauts climbed aboard the AstroVan for the ride to the crew quarters building where they will be reunited with family members and have some dinner. Their post-landing news conference is expected around 12 noon EDT today.“ AstroVan, damn! Mehr auf der Final Space Shuttle-Website der NASA.
Hier eine handvoll Links:
New York Times: The Shuttle Ends Its Final Voyage and an Era in Space
The last space shuttle flight rolled to a stop just before 6 a.m. on Thursday, closing an era of the nation’s space program.
“Mission complete, Houston,” said Capt. Christopher J. Ferguson of the Navy, commander of the shuttle Atlantis for the last flight. “After serving the world for over 30 years, the space shuttle has earned its place in history, and it’s come to a final stop.”
BBC: Space shuttle Atlantis makes final landing
Guardian: The space shuttle programme has been a multi-billion-dollar failure: „Atlantis and the other space shuttles have been a colossal waste of American resources, time and creative energy. The real science done by Nasa has not involved humans“
Telegraph: Shuttle programme by numbers
$209 Billion: The estimated total cost of Nasa’s 30-year space shuttle program from development through its retirement.
3,513,638: The weight in pounds of cargo that Nasa’s space shuttles have launched into orbit.
98,728.5: The number of man-hours Nasa shuttles spent in space during their 30-year history.
20,830: The number of orbits of Earth completed by Nasa shuttles before the last 13-day mission of Atlantis.
3,000: The scorching temperatures (in Fahrenheit) experienced by NASA shuttles in the hottest moments of atmospheric re-entry during landing.
New Scientist: Atlantis has landed: Shuttle programme:
In a call made to the station last week, in which he joked that he had accidently got through to the astronauts while “dialling out for pizza”, President Barack Obama outlined his vision for the future of the US space programme. He wants the next generation of spacecraft that taxi astronauts to and from the space station to be developed and operated by private US companies.
As an added incentive for these companies, the Atlantis crew has left a special flag onboard the space station, which was flown by the maiden shuttle voyage 30 years ago. The first commercial crew to arrive at the International Space Station will be able to claim the flag as a prize in what Obama has described as a “capture the flag moment for commercial spaceflight”.
(via Clockworker, Boing Boing, Jason Kottke)
Bookmarks for July 15th: Astronaut-Training, Half-Life, Donkey Kong, British Wrestling Posters
HALF-LIFE – Singularity Collapse – YouTube
GHOSTRIDERS II on Vimeo
Welcome to Titusville on Vimeo: Welcome to Titusville shows the impact of the 30 year Space Shuttle program on the residents of Titusville, a city that lies only a few miles from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
2D Photography Rube Goldberg – YouTube
Leica Lenses (English) on Vimeo: Every Leica lens is hand-crafted and goes through meticulous manufacturing processes to uphold the quality and precision that Leica defines and customers have come to expect.
How It’s Made: The Impossible Project – YouTube: How It's Made takes us through how The Impossible Project manufactures its Instant Film for Polaroid cameras.
John Lasseter – A Day in a Life – Full Length Documentary – YouTube
Silverback Gorilla turns cameraman at Durrell – YouTube: Ya Kwanza the conservation Trusts 27 year old silverback gorilla became adept at snapping close ups of himself with a high definition camera which was encased in an indestructible box and covered with tasty honey and oats.
Let’s take back the Internet! – YouTube: In this powerful talk from TEDGlobal, Rebecca MacKinnon describes the expanding struggle for freedom and control in cyberspace, and asks: How do we design the next phase of the Internet with accountability and freedom at its core, rather than control? She believes the internet is headed for a "Magna Charta" moment when citizens around the world demand that their governments protect free speech and their right to connection.
Online Schools | State of the Internet 2011: Like any classic hero, the Internet grew from humble beginnings as a tiny speck to become the legend that it is today. The very first “instant message” wasn’t even a whole word before it broke the entire system, but it sparked a fantastic fire of possibilities. Now, we can IM friends from our phones while we browse Facebook and send a few tweets about our indigestion from last night’s cheesesteak, perhaps while taking care of that indigestion. We can email our friends in Paris and Tokyo from the MoMA and even send photos to Mom and Dad, too.<br />
Thirty-something years ago, this was stuff for sci-fi nerds.
NASA’s Glorious History of Training Astronauts | Wired Science | Wired.com
Space Shuttle Discovery – 360VR Images
Computer teaches itself English so that it can play Civilization
David Byrne’s 1987 Predictions for the Computers of 2007: I don't think computers will have any important effect on the arts in 2007. When it comes to the arts they're just big or small adding machines. And if they can't "think," that's all they'll ever be. They may help creative people with their bookkeeping, but they won't help in the creative process.<br />
The video revolution, however, will have some real impact on the arts in the next 20 years. It already has. Because people's attention spans are getting shorter, more fiction and drama will be done by television, a perfect medium for them. But I don't think anything will be wiped out; books will always be there; everything will find its place.
The Secret History of Donkey Kong: Donkey Kong is perhaps the greatest outsider game of all time. It broke all the rules because its creator, the now-legendary Shigeru Miyamoto, didn't know them to begin with. It not only launched the career of gaming's most celebrated creative mind, it gave birth to the jump-and-run platform genre as we know it, and established Nintendo as perhaps the industry's longest standing superpower.
british wrestling posters – a set on Flickr
PAS House – A House made for Skating: Imagine a city of the future where skateboards are used as the primary form of transportation and recreation – in and out of your home. A utopia city for skateboarders would mean that a skateable path, like a ribbon connecting everything together, links each building in an unending ability to keep in motion on your board. The PAS House takes this concept and brings it to life through an architectural project mixing a modern single family home with a skateboard ramp structure – all from an environmentally-driven perspective.
The Humor Code: Deconstructing the Science of Funny | Underwire | Wired.com
Tweet to Metal « PRINTERESTING: Last week, to mark the 125th anniversary of the linotype machine, Portland’s Stumptown Printers (with the help of some friends at the C.C. Stern Type Foundry) celebrated with a twitter-based letterpress project.
6 Ways to Bring Civility Online | The Art of Manliness: 1. Remember that there are real people on the other side of the computer. 2. Never say something to someone online that you wouldn’t say to the person’s face. 3. Use your real name. 4. Sit on it. 5. Or don’t respond at all. 6. Say something positive.
Father and Son at First and Last Shuttle Launch
Ein Papa war mit seinem Sohn 1981 beim ersten Start des Space Shuttle und hat 30 Jahre später ein Foto von damals nachgestellt. Space-Awesomeness3!
NASAs Space Shuttle-Doku narrated by William Shatner
(NASA Direktshuttle, via Swen)
Nette Doku der NASA mit William Shatner: „This feature-length documentary looks at the history of the most complex machine ever built. For 30 years, NASA’s space shuttle carried humans to and from space, launched amazing observatories, and eventually constructed the next stop on the road to space exploration.“
History of the Space Shuttle in Pictures
The Atlantic hat eine tolle Bildersammlung zur Geschichte des Space Shuttles, das nächste Woche am Freitag zum allerletzten mal in den Weltraum reisen wird. Unter den Fotos ist auch obiges Juwel: „Part of the crew of the television series Star Trek attend the first showing of America’s first Space Shuttle, named Enterprise, in Palmdale, California, on September 17, 1976. From left are Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, DeForest Kelly and James Doohan.“
Vincent Fournier travels to the last Space Shuttle Mission
Die Arbeiten von Fotograf Vincent Fournier hatte ich hier bereits öfter. Der reiste nun zum allerletzten Start des Space Shuttles am 8. Juli, begleitet von VBS: „Picture Perfect visits Vincent Fournier at his studio in Paris, France where we talk about his unique process and distinct style that merges fantasy with reality in photographs of rockets, otherworldly landscapes, research facilities, and cosmonauts. We then travel with Fournier to the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida prior to the last space shuttle launch.“
Kaley vom Vice Mag schreibt mir:
In celebration of the last shuttle launch now scheduled (fingers crossed) for July 8th, I wanted to draw your editorial eye to the latest installment of Picture Perfect on VBS.TV. In this episode, we follow photographer and space aficionado Vincent Fournier as he travels from Paris to Cape Canaveral to photograph the Kennedy Space Center and space shuttle Atlantis in the lead up to this historic moment.
In his career, Fournier has photographed the world’s most prominent space organizations: Gagarine Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow (Russia), Mars Desert Research Station in Utah (US), observatories in the Atacama Desert (Chile), and the Guyana Space Center in Kourou (French Guiana).
With influences that range from Stanley Kubrick and Jules Verne to Tintin, Fournier’s strikingly otherworldy photographs mix fantasy with a firm reality and are definitely worth checking out.
Synced Videos of Space Shuttle Endeavour final Launch
(Vimeo Direktshuttle, via Ronny)
Vimeo-User Northern Lights hat vier Videos der NASA vom letzten Start der Endeavour aneinandergeklebt und synchronisiert. Sweet!
