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Monday, April 2, 2012

Science Remembering the Future

Posted by on Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 7:26 AM

Life's energy source, life's home, life's equipment...

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  • NASA

NASA:
A few weeks after the September Equinox of 1994, the Crew of the shuttle orbiter Endeavour recorded this image of the Sun poised above the Earth's limb. Glare illuminates Endeavour's vertical tail (pointing toward the Earth) along with radar equipment in the payload bay.

 

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Cato the Younger Younger 1
The days we aimed for the stars. Well, those days aren't ever coming back in our lifetimes.
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on April 2, 2012 at 7:38 AM
Quiet Tao 2
A sad sad tale is told.
Posted by Quiet Tao on April 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Beetlecat 3
Just because one space agency has stopped sending up one type of launch vehicle doesn't = the end of all space exploration forever.

I'm certainly as bummed about NASA's lapse for a bit, but please be real here. ;)
Posted by Beetlecat on April 3, 2012 at 2:10 PM

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