Archive for Space
September 20, 2006 at 12:05 am · Filed under Amazing, Science, Technology, Space, Photography
Carl Morland, Henry Hallam and Robert Fryers attached the tiny camera to a helium balloon, which flew to nearly four times the height of Everest. Throughout the flight it took images which show the curvature of the earth. The flight lasted about three hours, producing more than 800 images.
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August 14, 2006 at 6:48 pm · Filed under Science, Space
“The launch of the Mars Phoenix Lander is just a year away. The spacecraft will be aiming for the martian north pole, and if it lands successfully it will dig in snow and ice in one of the few places on Mars where scientists think life could be preserved.”
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August 14, 2006 at 1:47 am · Filed under Amazing, Creatures, Space
The astronaut’s explanation of how each usually earth bound creature gets used to zero gravity was very enlightening (pardon the pun). The rat was pregnant and the spider had trouble spinning webs… at first.
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