spacelopnik
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Lots Of Idiots In Private Boats Swarmed Where The SpaceX Dragon Capsule Splashed Down From The ISS
There hasn’t been a splashdown of an American crewed space capsule since the Apollo capsule from the Apollo-Soyuz joint U.S.-Soviet Union space mission in 1975, at least not until yesterday, when astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley returned to Earth from the International Space Station in orbit, splashing down just off the coast of Pensacola,…
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Let This Scale Visualisation Of The Speed Of Light Fill You With Wonder, Existential Dread
Every so often, I like to have a “woah, man” moment. Usually, it can take hours of watching documentaries about space and physics (yes, even while sober) to get to the mind-blowing moment. However, one of my favourite channels posted a video last month illustrating the true speed of light, and it might just blow…
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39 Years Later, The First Space Shuttle Launch Is As Emotional As Ever
It was just about noon. The sky was clear. The air was warm. Then a deafening rumble meant it was time. Columbia had launched and a new, more practical, more liberating era in space exploration had begun.
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This Chart Will Tell You What Kind Of Space-Based Sci-Fi You’re About To Watch Just By Looking At The Main Ship
The other day, I was scrolling through Netflix, looking for a distraction from all the pain of my hair and all my terrible car opinions, seeking out some quality space-travel-focused sci-fi, because I love that crap. As I was scrolling, looking at the thumbnails of the various movies and shows and whatever, I realised something:…