John M. Gamble · @jgamble
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This is the dumbest thing that I've read this year, and I'm in the U.S.

Why would you take bones on a Virgin Galactic trip? What sort of publicity are you trying to generate? Is the University of losing students and looking for a way to attract them back?

"... for the promotion of and discoveries in South Africa."

Uh-huh.

sahris.sahra.org.za/node/62131

#hominid #spaceflight #witwatersrand #science

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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
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Spaceflight šŸš€ · @spaceflight
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šŸ“† 2013 With small teams and far lower overhead, was able to go from incorporation to first in six years. are projected to run 40 to 60 percent less šŸ“‰ than whatā€™s being charged today hbr.org/2013/04/what-spacex-ca

#SpaceX #spaceflight #launchcost

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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
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Spaceflight šŸš€ · @spaceflight
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@mcpinson "This series of infographics include easy-to-understand illustrations, facts and figures so that everyone, with or without any previous knowledge of , can understand " unoosa.org/oosa/en/information

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šŸ“¢ Calling software engineers with a strong interest in space projects šŸ“¢

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@LISACommunity

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Paul Drye · @pauldrye
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Via Mike Acs on Flickr, an early 60s image from Northrop of an amphibious flying crawler/Moon base. Artist is the unknown "Todd", though I did find another space-related pic of his that I'll share tomorrow.

There's some contemporary descriptive text in the ALT text.

I've cleaned up some scuffing and also downsized it for phone-friendliness. Original here in high-rez: flickr.com/photos/apollo4ever/

Not sure if I'm more nonplussed by the vehicle or the astronaut rappelling into a chasm.

#spaceflight

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Paul Drye · @pauldrye
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By which I presume they mean "and it's not this way". From 1958.

#retrofuturism #spaceflight #1950s #atompunk

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Paul Drye · @pauldrye
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There was a little window in the first half of 1958 where ARPA was angling to do what NASA would be given by Eisenhower mid-year. They tapped the Air Force to do it and Col. Harry L. Evans to lead it.

There was a five-year plan. First was Man-In-Space-Soonest (MISS) launch someone to orbit. Next was MISSOPH, for long flights and research. The end point was LUMAN, and in particular LUMAN V, which would land a single person on the Moon in 1965 (at least that was the idea).

#spaceflight #moon

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Paul Drye · @pauldrye
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Martin Marietta's EGRESS (left), a proposed escape capsule for spaceflight based on the one used for the American B-58 (right). This image would be from sometime around 1972, when it was proposed.

Pretty sure I've seen these expressions on Bob and Jebediah Kerman (respectively).

#spaceflight #martinmarietta #kerbalspaceprogram #escapepod

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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
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