Posts Tagged ‘Space’

Lego Space Shuttle Launches to Outer Space

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Well you would think the weight and aerodynamics of a space shuttle model made of Legos would prevent it from flying. These clever folks don’t care about that! They used a weather balloon and a GoPro Hero action cam to make this stunning video. This has to be the first time that a Lego space shuttle makes it to the troposphere unassisted by NASA or some other government sponsored fuel bill.

Can you imagine the calls to airliners through FL410? “left turn 210 degrees to keep you clear of the space shuttle” Ha!

You can read more about the project http://microblade.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/2001-brick-odyssey.html.

SpaceShipTwo First Feathered Flight

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Ok, so I’m done complaining about airline seats for now.  Here is some high-flying pornage for you to enjoy.

You have to admit, like it or not that the face of space travel is changing.   The shuttle is winding down coming to an abrupt halt this summer and these are the new guys in town.  Lean, mean and commercialized seems like a lot is changing.

Check out the  chase plane for example.  NASA used T-38 burning a few thousand dead-dinasours a second and these guys have some aerobatic pilot moon-lighting as chase.  Pay attention as the chase plane zips by while SpaceShipTwo is landing.  The audio is something out of the movie Airplane!

Porn – NASA Style

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Well, certainly the greatest failure of this nation is the cancellation of the United States Manned Space Flight Space Shuttle Program. Yea, I know these guys are getting old. In a vocation where hardware is disposable, the shuttles are certified grumpy old codgers.  We can attribute a lot of our societies achievements to the manned space flight program and many of the gadgets that we take for granted spawned in some back room at NASA.  Now that we have no transportation into space until NASA gets done re-engineering the stuff from the 60′s, we have hit a shameful low as a nation.

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