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The First Vine From Outer Space Packs One Earth Orbit Into 6 Seconds
Astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this Vine shot from an observation window on the International Space Station this week. It shows one full orbit of the ISS around planet earth. It’s the first Vine recorded from outer space, and it’s literally out of this world.
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Rock Out To Indiana Jones This Morning
John Williams is a musical magician, with some of the most recognisable scores in the history of film sitting comfortably under his belt. Understandably, Williams’ work has been covered and re-covered by the denizens of YouTube, including this one-man-bad effort by a fellow called “The Human Tim” (real name unforthcoming). It’s the theme to Indiana…
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This NASA Mission Patch Looks ‘Strange New World’ Familiar
Everything and anything space-related is awesome — space patches includes. They’re the pieces of cloth you see emblazoned on astronauts — each one unique to a particular mission. The one pictured here, designed by NASA’s Steve Swanson for ISS Expedition 40, incorporates a rather striking tip-of-the-hat to one of Star Trek’s prominent antagonists.
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Aussie ‘LazerBlade’ Promises Home Laser Cutting And Engraving
With all the excitement over the potential for consumer-level, affordable 3D printers, everyone’s clearly forgotten about lasers — specifically laser-engraving. If you had the gear at home, you’d be burning things onto other things left, right and centre, but short of spending a few thousand dollars on a professional device, this isn’t a realistic or…