The Art Of Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986)

Ricostruzione 3D dalla superficie del pianeta Trappist-1D. Gli altri sei pianeti sono vicini e tutti ben visibili all'orizzonte. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o2MgG6KhO1E&version=3&rel=0&autoplay=1

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Christianus Prolianus, Astronomia, Naples 1478

Manchester, John Rylands University Library, Latin MS 53, fol. 58v

John H. Glenn, 1921-2016 Time and Life magazine covers circa 1962 and 1998. One pair covered the flight of Friendship 7, the other, STS-95.

Inmarsat-5 F4 successfully launched from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center at 7:21pm EDT May 15. The Falcon 9 deployed the satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit 31 minutes and 48 seconds after liftoff.  Since the rocket was flying in its expandable configuration, following main engine cutoff the first stage fell into the Atlantic ocean and was not recovered.  The launch of the Inmarsat mission marked the first time SpaceX began testing countdown procedures for their next major upgrade of the Falcon 9 rocket, the Block IV. Normally, the rocket’s liquid oxygen propellant is loaded into the rocket 45 minutes before launch, ten minutes after RP-1.  For Inmarsat, the LOX was loaded 35 minutes before liftoff. The Block IV variant will see this procedure occur during every countdown. Check out or Inmarsat-5 F4 launch archive here.

P/c: SpaceX.

IC1805 è una nebulosa diffusa in associazione ad un ammasso aperto, visibile nella costellazione di Cassiopea, verso il confine con la Giraffa. Fu scoperta nel 1787 da William Herschel ed è conosciuta come "Nebulosa Cuore".

Anelli di Saturno, il grande Titano e Encelado coi suoi geyser di ghiaccio. Un altro grande regalo della Cassini, che sta per concludere la sua missione.

We’re studying a new method of water recycling and carbon dioxide removal that relies on specific geometric shapes and fluid dynamics, rather than complex machinery, in an effort to help build better life support systems for spacecraft. The research could also teach us more about the water processing approaches we take on Earth. Here, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer, is working with the Capillary Structures for Exploration Life Support (Capillary Structures) investigation capillary sorbent hardware that is made up of 3D printed contractors that are supported by tubing, valves and a pump.

Learn more about how this highly interactive investigation works, and what we could learn from the results HERE.

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Nuove foto dalla Junocam, scattate durante l'ottavo perigiove.

Collage delle ultime foto dalla sonda Cassini, negli ultimi passaggi ravvicinati prima del fatidico Grand Finale, previsto per settembre, dopo 20 anni di attività.