QOTD, 07/20/2019

I always knew I'd see the first man walking on the moon. I never thought I'd see the last.

Dr. Jerry Pournelle, scientist, author, raconteur

(Yes, I'm late posting this, thought I'd scheduled it and screwed that up...)

Merry Christmas!

#ChristmasEve Prayer from #Apollo8 pic.twitter.com/Wjf9XZfy72

— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) December 25, 2018

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LIVE Satellite feed of Hurricane Harvey

In case the feed here goes down, it is at this link: Hurricane Harvey LIVE video from NASA Goes 16 satellite - YouTube


Edit to add: View of Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station:

WOO-HOO!

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket, lands booster back on land

Pull!

NASA wants to learn more about asteroids by shooting them with space shotguns | Blastr

QOTD, One Giant leap Edition

I always knew I'd see the first man on the moon.  I never dreamed I'd see the last.
Jerry Pournelle

Lookee what I got!

Vacuum packed for freshness!

Special packaging, no doubt, to protect the contents during re-entry...

Order your own copy here, and read all the adventures at I Work On A Starship.

My sincere apologies, Bobbi, I have no excuse for taking so long to order my copy.

Earworm of the day, 05/13/13