Soviet "Globus" Navigation Instrument, A Mechanical/clockwork Positioning Display Used Aboard Voskhod

fuck everything else happy birthday sputnik

by thedeepourspace

buying a pintetest-y wall hanging with twee cursive lettering that reads "this place is a message, and part of a system of messages, pay attention to it! sending this message was important to us. we considered ourselves to be a powerful culture. this place is not a place of honor, no highly-esteemed deed is commemorated here. what is here was dangerous and repulsive to us." to hang in my living room

The Risk of Apollo: Astronauts Swap Harrowing Tales from NASA's Moon Shots

Buzz Aldrin tells a great story of how he and Neil were almost stranded on the surface of the moon because of a broken circuit breaker.

Follow this link to the video @ https://www.space.com

Top: The moon seen through a telescope ca. 1920-ca. 1925

Bottom: Lunar view 1900-1930

Octopus filmed changing colours while sleeping.

have y’all seen that nasa pic of the earth with the sun behind it on the night time side it really really fucked me up my own soul became solid and like………….. weeped!

The moon has a little sister!!!!!😭😭😭

Earth’s Changing Ice : Meltwater lakes form on the surface of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier. (via NASA)