g-sin
THE WORLD CHANGES ME < BEFORE I CHANGES THE WORLD.
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Sixty Years of Exploration, Innovation, and Discovery!
Exactly sixty years ago today, we opened our doors for the first time. And since then, we have opened up a universe of discovery and innovation.
There are so many achievements to celebrate from the past six decades, there’s no way we can go through all of them. If you want to dive deeper into our history of exploration, check out NASA: 60 Years and Counting.
In the meantime, take a moonwalk down memory lane with us while we remember a few of our most important accomplishments from the past sixty years!
In 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which effectively created our agency. We officially opened for business on October 1.
To learn more about the start of our space program, watch our video: How It All Began.
Alongside the U.S. Air Force, we implemented the X-15 hypersonic aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s to improve aircraft and spacecraft.
The X-15 is capable of speeds exceeding Mach 6 (4,500 mph) at altitudes of 67 miles, reaching the very edge of space.
Dubbed the “finest and most productive research aircraft ever seen,” the X-15 was officially retired on October 24, 1968. The information collected by the X-15 contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs.
To learn more about how we have revolutionized aeronautics, watch our Leading Edge of Flight video.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. The crew of Apollo 11 had the distinction of completing the first return of soil and rock samples from beyond Earth.
Astronaut Gene Cernan, during Apollo 17, was the last person to have walked on the surface of the moon. (For now!)
The Lunar Roving Vehicle was a battery-powered rover that the astronauts used during the last three Apollo missions.
To learn more about other types of technology that we have either invented or improved, watch our video: Trailblazing Technology.
Our long-term Earth-observing satellite program began on July 23, 1972 with the launch of Landsat 1, the first in a long series (Landsat 9 is expected to launch in 2020!) We work directly with the U.S. Geological Survey to use Landsat to monitor and manage resources such as food, water, and forests.
Landsat data is one of many tools that help us observe in immense detail how our planet is changing. From algae blooms to melting glaciers to hurricane flooding, Landsat is there to help us understand our own planet better.
Off the Earth, for the Earth.
To learn more about how we contribute to the Earth sciences, watch our video: Home, Sweet Home.
Space Transportation System-1, or STS-1, was the first orbital spaceflight of our Space Shuttle program.
The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981. Over the next thirty years, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour would be added to the space shuttle fleet.
Together, they flew 135 missions and carried 355 people into space using the first reusable spacecraft.
On January 16, 1978, we selected a class of 35 new astronauts–including the first women and African-American astronauts.
And on June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to enter space on board Challenger for STS-7.
To learn more about our astronauts, then and now, watch our Humans in Space video.
Everybody loves Hubble! The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit on April 24, 1990, and has been blowing our minds ever since.
Hubble has not only captured stunning views of our distant stars and galaxies, but has also been there for once-in-a-lifetime cosmic events. For example, on January 6, 2010, Hubble captured what appeared to be a head-on collision between two asteroids–something no one has ever seen before.
In this image, Hubble captures the Carina Nebula illuminating a three-light-year tall pillar of gas and dust.
To learn more about how we have contributed to our understanding of the solar system and beyond, watch our video: What’s Out There?
Cooperation to build the International Space Station began in 1993 between the United States, Russia, Japan, and Canada.
The dream was fully realized on November 2, 2000, when Expedition 1 crew members boarded the station, signifying humanity’s permanent presence in space!
Although the orbiting lab was only a couple of modules then, it has grown tremendously since then!
To learn more about what’s happening on the orbiting outpost today, visit the Space Station page.
We have satellites in the sky, humans in orbit, and rovers on Mars. Very soon, we will be returning humankind to the Moon, and using it as a platform to travel to Mars and beyond.
And most importantly, we bring the universe to you.
What are your favorite NASA moments? We were only able to share a few of ours here, but if you want to learn about more important NASA milestones, check out 60 Moments in NASA History or our video, 60 Years in 60 Seconds.
Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.
The sexist porn anyone will ever witness
A superb helicopter pilot displays the excellent flight characteristics of the German Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 light twin-engine helicopter, posible thanks to her light construction, twin-engine design, and most importantly, her rotor head, made from a single titanium block, where her flexible rotos blades, made of reinforced-plastic glass-fiber composite material, are bolted to, enabling the design to withstand 3.5 positive G force and one negative.
Special thanks to baka2baka2baka2baka for the link!
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Aston Martin Volante Vision Concept, 2018. A futuristic luxury flying car concept capable of vertical take-off that has been designed with partners Cranfield University, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, and Rolls-Royce. Aston Martin may begin testing prototypes within 2 years
2017 | Legendary Cars: Arrow, Invincible (I and II), Rocket | Design by Marcin Jakubowski
A future without phone chargers may be coming soon
Cell phones have advanced a lot in just a few years, but we’re still living in the age of portable battery packs and constantly searching for a free outlet at a coffee shop to recharge.
Now, computer scientists have a phone prototype that has no battery at all — instead, it gets its energy from ambient radio signals and light.
“We’ve built what we believe is the first functioning cellphone that consumes almost zero power,” Shyam Gollakota, an associate professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington, said in a release. Read more (7/6/17)
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… may say that as a service economy we are henceforth so far removed from the realities of production and work on the world that we inhabit a dream world of artificial stimuli and televised experience. -Fredric Jameson
“everything can be there” by mfirmino
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IBM solar collector magnifies sun by 2,000x (without cooking itself), costs 3x less than similar systems
Cleverly combining solar PV with solar thermal to reach 80% conversion efficiency
Concentrating the sun’s ray onto solar photovoltaic (PV) modules requires walking the fine line between optimizing power output and not literally melting your very expensive super-high-efficiency solar cells. A team led by IBM Research seems to have found a way to push back the line. They have created a High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system that is capable of concentrating the power of 2,000 suns onto hundreds of triple junction photovoltaic chips measuring a single square centimeter each (they even claim to be able to keep temperatures safe up to 5,000x). The trick is that each solar PV cell is cooled using technology developed for supercomputers; microchannels inspired by blood vessels but only a few tens of micrometers in width pipe liquid coolant in and extract heat “10 times more effective than with passive air cooling.”
Waste not
The beauty is that this heat is not just thrown away. This system gets useful work out of it. So while the PV modules are 30%+ efficient at converting the sun’s light into electricity, another 50% of the sun’s energy is captured as heat and can then be used to do things like thermal water desalination and adsorption cooling. This means that the system is capable of converting around 80% of the collected solar energy into useable energy (though the electricity is of course more useful than the thermal energy).
A single collector can produce about 25 kilowatts of electricity. Below is a closeup of some PV cells where the light is being concentrated. Notice the piping to bring the liquid coolant.
"The design of the system is elegantly simple," said Andrea Pedretti , chief technology officer at Airlight Energy. "We replace expensive steel and glass with low cost concrete and simple pressurized metalized foils. The small high-tech components, in particular the microchannel coolers and the molds, can be manufactured in Switzerland with the remaining construction and assembly done in the region of the installation. This leads to a win-win situation where the system is cost competitive and jobs are created in both regions."
If only if
If only if
If we could travel near speed of light that will be breath taking, if we could travel a light years in one month's time we'd call Europa our third home, ~ in one week's time we can view our galaxy from a wider perspective and visit near by solar systems, ~ in one day's time we could bring voyager 1 & 2 home and send a dozen more, ~ in one hour's time we could visit alpha centauri and have picnic near by, ~ in one second!? if only if…we look back… I'd still call Earth HOME.
Work hard, learn more; play harder, discover more; to love, and Die hardcore.
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Space, more of that please
Project Jeep Willys (family saloon)
Impossible is just impossible that someone hasn't put enough effects to make it come true. -Miguel Nicolelis
This is a self reflection of general things that we do everything, everyday with or without considerations, regard or regardless on beneficial and harms to ourselves…
The fundamental interconnectedness of all things… no one are innocent. I think, is just my opinion.
This is design to confuse yourself into thinking about the things that we are doing.
What do u think?
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Double layer perianth with different colour flower? Can anyone tell me what kind of flower is this?
Adding... most of us the individuals would achieve goal on each self-individuals, regardless on good or bad(it is not important, nature would do any means to avoid dangers for survival). But to set a common goal with in groups or communities thou could benefit greater than one individual's interests... But over the years how could we be so blindly enough to miss to see what we done to endanger ourselves. It seems like(it is a fact) the environment that we glow up with effects our behaviour into self-interested more. So, what is our goal as human beings in this very chapter of era? What can truly benefit our life and our descendants? What can we teach them? (I'm thinking of massive picture of the earth plus the dimension of time...)
What is our goal?
Despite our knowledge, understanding of war and hatreism, worthless competition of economic, wealth and abundances… I ask myself what is our true goal as to be a human being?