Jesus Diaz
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The Only Fun Fact About Apollo 13’s Dramatic Failure Is This Invoice
I didn’t know about this fun factoid: On March 13, 1970, the Grumman Aerospace Corporation — manufacturers of the Lunar Module — sent a $US312,421.24 bill to North American Rockwell — who made the service module that malfunctioned in the Apollo 13 mission — for towing services. Why, you ask? Here’s the story.
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25 Years Since The Pale Blue Dot
You have probably seen it a hundred times, but here it is again. Just over 25 years ago, Voyager I turned around one last time — to take a photo of Earth on its way to Saturn, about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) from our home planet, the pale blue dot suspended in a…
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The Most Iconic Race Cars In History Captured In Beautiful Paintings
Tom Havlasek is a painter who is obsessed with motorsports. His large format pieces, all made using acrylic, capture the perfect angles of some of the most iconic race cars in history. I would love to have a couple hanging on my walls. See if you can identify all of them.
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Unfilmed Scenes From The Original Star Wars Trilogy Illustrated
I always wanted to see the actual infantry attacks on the Hoth’s Rebel Base. Not just a couple scenes but a full Saving Private Ryan’s Normandy invasion battle with a ton of imperial storm troopers led by Darth Vader. Apparently illustrator Dave Dorman had the same idea in mind. Here’s his vision.