The World Needs More Space Nerds

Saturn’s moons, Enceladus and Tethys line up almost perfectly for Cassini’s cameras.

We love you, Neil.

Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Grand Prix

Ever wanted to drive on the moon?

Video

Planet Uranus, observed by Voyager 2 on January 25, 1986. 

Space history

It’s a hobby of mine to listen to and watch archives from the Apollo era.

There’s many places where you can just browse transcripts and video archives, but I’d recommend https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/ and https://apollo17.org.

Watching some of the videos from that time is eerie, because these people are so distant and isolated on this dark surface, illuminated by an inclined sun.

Close up of Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the ISS. 🚀✨

Columbia STS-1 landing at Edwards AFB

STS-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program. The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981 and returned on April 14, 1981, 54.5 hours later, having orbited the Earth 36 times. Columbia carried a crew of two – mission commander John W. Young and pilot Robert L. Crippen.

I love listening to Apollo transcripts! I can’t wait!

Apollo 13: In Real Time!

Via Ben Feist on twitter: “Coming soon! Apollo 13 in Real Time! Includes 7,200 hours of mission control audio as they work to save the crew. Created by a small team including @steveslater1987 @dave_charney @ke6jjj Will launch in March. The 50th anniversary starts April 11. https://apolloinrealtime.org “