Category Archives: Space

One small step for man… but no escape from customs

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Stefano

On their way back to home on Earth on July 24, 1969, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins could not escape customs. It’s for real, even though it was a joke back then. This is the customs form signed by all three … Continue reading →

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#AstroPi: #RaspberryPi will be launched in #Space this evening!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Stefano

A couple of hardended Raspberry Pi will be launched this evening and will reach the ISS! This is some awesome news for all RPi users and fan and a great achievement for Eben Upton and all his folks. Follow the … Continue reading →

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Latest National Geographic Magazine: “The age of disbelief” (about science)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Stefano

Love National Geographic Magazine: March issue’s cover story is about disbelief, skepticism about science and doubt versus estabilished science. From medicine to space, from history to dinosaur, from evolution to global climate: skepticism is all around us and is, somehow … Continue reading →

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Star Citizen: probably the very first crowdfunded AAA – high-end – game ever

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Stefano

Browsing Kickstarter project always brings out pretty surprises. Chris Roberts, creator of the famous Wing Commander franchise, returns with a crowdfunded project that will bring us a great space sim. In November 2012, Roberts raised more than $2 million (on … Continue reading →

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Hal Project: where 2001’s psychotic computer meets modern PCs and Macs

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Stefano

Not really new but all the same fascinating. Out of 2001 a Space Odyssey, the Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie, here comes a project site celebrating Hal 9000 (and its cryptic screens). Get the HAL 9000 screen saver and pray that … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Curiosity achievement, technology & some fun too!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Stefano

A few things about great NASA Curiosity mission you may have missed! Apple was almost everywhere in this mission… just check out this photo of the EDL Ops Center (Entry-Descent-Land Operation) : Mac OS X looks like the weapon of … Continue reading →

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Beam me up a trillion dollars, Scotty! How to build a real NCC 1701 USS Enterprise Starship

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Stefano

His name is BTE-DAN, or at least this is the moniker behind one of the craziest, yet the best documented, idea that has emerged from the web lately. The idea is simple: build a starship, not just for low-orbit tourism… … Continue reading →

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First man in space 50th anniversary – and the new Google Doodle

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Stefano

April 12th 1961 was already a huge day in space history twenty years before the launch of the first shuttle mission. On that day, back in 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, making a 108-minute … Continue reading →

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Hasselblad’s Camera Photography Manual for Astronauts in PDF

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Stefano

Photography guru Ken Rockwell spotted the PDF manual for the NASA version of Hasselblad dream camera. Free at that link! With all the Soviet-era spacecraft and accessories becoming available on eBay — cheap — you budding space explorers may find … Continue reading →

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Space waste: photos of Space Shuttle urine dump

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Stefano

Just read on photo-pro Ken Rockwell’s blog a post about the last Space Shuttle Discovery flight. Photo amateurs and pro-am astronomers around the world managed to spot Discovery’s flybys (check here for more info) and shot great pictures. Several pictures … Continue reading →

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