the NASA thread and anything related

[snakeyes]

NASA`s Hall of Fame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Astronaut_Hall_of_Fame

 

[snakeyes]

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-102115a-astronaut-hall-fame-closing.html

 

[snakeyes]

Expedition 52 launches to Space Station July 28 2017

 

[snakeyes]

Expedition 52 roll out

 

[snakeyes]

Glory of the Heavens of a partial eclipse over Ross Lake August 21 2017

 

[Richard Cranium]

 

[snakeyes]

Space Station Flight over the BaHamas

 

[The Rebel]

You sure got to see some awesome history & meet some real heros. When did you 1st start?

Well,
Russian space program:
1. First person in space via rocket
2. First to orbit Earth
3. First women in space
4. First to land vehicle on Moon
5. First to soft land vehicle on Venus

Some more Russian firsts:
View attachment 498514
www.history.com

Date Significance USSR Mission
August 21, 1957 First intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) R-7 Semyorka
October 4, 1957 First artificial satellite First signals from space Sputnik 1
November 3, 1957 First dog in orbit ( Laika) Sputnik 2
January 31, 1958 First US satellite, detection of Van Allen radiation belts

MORE RUSSIAN FIRSTS:
First Flyby Of The Moon
First Flyby Of Another Planet (VENUS Feb 12th 1961)
First Spacecraft To Photograph The Dark Side Of The Moon (Launched on October 4, 1959, Luna 3)
First Successful Landing On Another Planet (August 17, 1970, Venera 7, landed on Venus)
First Man-Made Objects On The Surface Of Mars
First Robotic Sample Return Mission (Lunar samples)
First Spacecraft To Carry Three People
First Person Of African Descent In Space
First Docking With A Dead Space Object

 

[The Rebel]

Love this speech!

 

[snakeyes]

ski started when they had paper planes...................................................................sorry ski .............not

 

[snakeyes]

if Fn cupid wouldn't of attacked me I was going to stay in till death or which ever came first miss flying and blowing things up

 

[Bladecutter]

Love this speech!

I love JFK! He knew that He was groomed out of the cesspool, chose not to be a pawn, stood in defiance of the bastards knowing full well He was setting Himself up for assassination. He & RFK were Rebels. Trump is the new Rebel i'm hoping.

 

[Photon440]

View attachment 504870Expedition 52 launches to Space Station July 28 2017

Another relic from the 60's still taking care of business.

 

[snakeyes]

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hinode/hinode-satellite-captures-powerful-aug-21-eclipse-images-video.html

 

[snakeyes]

https://petapixel.com/2017/08/22/nasas-best-photos-great-american-eclipse/

 

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[The Rebel]

This was a great show

 

[Richard Cranium]

It's pretty awesome that the moon and the sun are the exact same size.

 

[snakeyes]