January 3, 2011
"In ancient days, men looked at the stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood."

— William Safire, writing a thankfully unnecessary obituary for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, should Apollo 11 have failed to return in 1969.

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Filed under: space exploration fine words sir 
August 19, 2010

A ride on one of the solid-fuel rocket boosters from the Space Shuttle. Doesn’t get exciting (save the hellacious noise) until around 1:45 in :). ( HT @marick )

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Filed under: awesome science! space 
June 21, 2010

Carl Sagan certainly had a way with words. Makes me tear up a little. (HT: @daringfireball)

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Filed under: space awesome science! 
June 1, 2010
From BaseNow, a bold redesign proposal. Make sure you catch the full article.

From BaseNow, a bold redesign proposal. Make sure you catch the full article.

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Filed under: logo design nasa space