Approaching Pluto Date: 13 Jul 2015

Little did they know.

The launch of the Columbia for the STS-107 mission.  She would burn up during re-entry resulting in the loss of the crew.

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Jherek Bischoff, Amanda Palmer, and Neil Gaiman cover David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” on the marvelous orchestral tribute EP, Strung Out In Heaven (learn more). Artwork by Sarah Beetson.

Bischoff also composed this beautiful instrumental rendition of “Life On Mars?” (artwork by Félix Marqués)

Strung Out In Heaven: A Bowie String Quartet Tribute by Jherek Bischoff

History is a journey. As we continue our journey, we think of those who traveled before us, and we see and hear again the echoes of our own past.

Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United Sates of America

tumblr tuesday: two tickets to Barbie

Hold on to your hairdos—with the release of that epic and bizarre teaser, we've got a silly little meme making the rounds again. You all seem pretty aligned on who is going, and it must be said, they all deserve it. Good job.

@phantomoftheparadise0002:

@elmaxed:

@bloodknife:

@gentles-and-ladymen:

@enigma-the-mysterious:

@its-the-bat:

@chemicaljacketslut:

@padfootstolemycrumpets:

@twinkdrama:

@raskolnicore:

@sendhelpnewobsessionincoming:

And finally, thanks to @juniperandthistle, we can now picture it:

The Hunger Games, Actual Teen style!

On the left, 15-year-old Josh Hutcherson.

On the right, 16-year-old Jennifer Lawrence.

Think how much creepier it would be to see them killing other kids when they look so squishy-cheeked and little.

me: only deep and meaningful lyrics get to me

rammstein: you’ve got a pussy, i have a dick-ah, so what’s the problem, let’s do it quick

me:

Mankind is advanced technically. Man can build space stations, can assemble them in space, and ponders about landing on Mars, but the development of mankind itself seems to stagnate on stone age level.

Sigmund Jähn, the first German cosmonaut

“Ahem… What’s Cool?!?”

I was headhunted by a big pharmaceutical company. They're gonna pay me a buttload of money!

Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski, The Big Bang Theory