Asni’s Art Blog: International Space Station
It is time I picked up the thread of my series on art inspired by real existing space exploration.
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Astronaut Mike Mullane on Astronauts Getting the Bends
Not just scuba divers, but spacewalking astronauts could also experience decompression sickness. i.e. “the bends”
What You Won’t Get To See in the Future (A daring speculation)
No space selfie for Amazing Stories
Shuttle Astronaut Mike Mullane on the Apollo 1 Fire
Astronaut Mike Mullane has some insights into the ramifications of the Apollo 1 fire. Also, Gus Grissom was buried at West Point and as a cadet Mike marched in his funeral.
The Phoenix Incident: Hidden Extra Film Content Scattered Across the Internet!
A Sci Fi scavenger hunt!
The Apollo 1 Fire: “Tough and Competent”
NASA’s “Failure Is Not An Option” culture was born three days after the Apollo 1 fire.
Review: Capricorn One by Ron Goulart
Not all government cover-ups need to be about little green men. The novelization of Capricorn One by Ron Goulart shows us that man-made treacheries can be just as disconcerting.
AMAZING THINGS: Pedro Paulet’s Torpedo Plane
Before von Braun, before even Goddard, there was Pedro Paulet, the Boy Who Dreamed of the Moon
The Apollo 1 Fire: Failure Was An Option
“NASA believed that necessary and sufficient action had been taken to prevent a fire. Of course, all ignition sources had not been eliminated.”
AMAZING NEWS: 4/10/16
Bezos & Musk duke it out – INNNN SPAAAAAAACE!; Tarzan of the Planet of the Apes; awards, diversity and more
The Apollo 1 Fire: “I’m burning up!”
“Hey!” and Ed White broadcast, “I’ve got a fire in the cockpit!” The Apollo outer hull ruptured and all three astronauts were dead.
Review: Earthbound by Mark R. Healy
The novel Earthbound by Mark R. Healy is a fast paced adventure, following one man’s attempt to escape a dying world and leave his sordid past behind.
The Apollo 1 Fire: Not The First Apollo Astronauts To Die On The Job
Grissom, White and Chaffee weren’t the first Apollo astronauts to die on the job. Four died in NASA training jet accidents. Why didn’t they get more attention?
The Apollo 1 Fire: Astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee
Astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee were American heroes destined to go to the Moon. Unfortunately, neither of them made it.
Anime roundup 2/11/2016: Don’t Trust Anyone Over 30
In this week’s viewing: BBK/BRNK and ERASED join Gundam in showing that adults are a bunch of double-crossing creeps, and more!
The Apollo 1 Fire: Astronaut Gus Grissom
NASA’s “Failure is not an option” started after the Apollo 1 fire. Too late for Gus Grissom.
AMAZING NEWS: 1/24/1…”some call it heavenly in its brilliance”
aliens, aliens and more aliens; Boskone, space flowers, ice volcanoes, Groot, drones and Star Trek. Plus Suicide Squad and GotG. And – you guessed it – even more.
Planetary Alignment (But it’s not 2012….)
Unusual night display begins shaping up this morning at dawn
NASA International Space Station: The Force Awakens
Space Station Happy New Year. “May the force be with you.”
Anime Roundup 12/31/2015: Shadow Play
In this week’s viewing: Kagewani has a suitably horrifying ending, Concrete Revolutio drops a huge bomb, and more!
Falcon 9 Lands the Way a Spaceship Should
Spaceships landing the way they should! Welcome to the science fiction future.
Star Trek vs. International Space Station: Transporters & Robots & Tribbles (Oh my!)
“Three to beam up”. To compare Star Trek with ISS here, I need to stretch a bit.
Anime roundup 12/17/2015: About Time
In this week’s viewing: Catching up means a double dose of flashbacks, a sudden improvement in Utawarerumono, and more!
Asni’s Art Blog: Moon Landing
I belong to a generation who have grown up in the knowledge that humans can fly to the moon.
Star Trek USS Enterprise vs. International Space Station: Computers
“Kirk to Enterprise …” Star Trek vs. ISS computers. Who wins Round 2?
Asni’s Art Blog: Astronaut / Cosmonaut
A whole difference in cultural outlook, summed up in a slight difference in terminology.
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