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Saturn V Cutaway by Stephen Biesty

November 24th, 2015 | Space

Saturn V cutaway

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The Saturn V was a NASA rocket used between 1966 and 1973. It is the only launch vehicle that has been able to transport humans beyond low Earth orbit, making it responsible for bringing 24 different astronauts to the Moon.

I love these sort of infographics because they give you a sense of the design and engineering that went into these colossal machines. This illustration comes from a Stephen Biesty Incredible Cross-Sections book. Looking through these books is giving me a strong rush of nostalgia for the countless hours spent in my youth pouring over all of these intricate details.

-RSB

Rockets of the World by Tyler Skrabek

March 13th, 2015 | Space

Rockets of the World Taylor Skrabek

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“Rockets of the World” is an infographic made by Tyler Skrabek. The poster includes the Payload to Low Earth Orbit as well as the number of successful and unsuccessful launches. It’s an updated design based off an old illustration made by Peter Alway back in 1995:

Rockets of the World - Peter Alway

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It’s pretty cool to see the diversity of designs, but for the most part, all of them are phallic tubes, a necessity to burst through the Earth’s atmosphere.

Via Reddit:

Of course, the illustration doesn’t show all of humanity’s rockets. “Just to keep things tidy I choose not to include rockets that haven’t flown yet on the off-chance they don’t actually make it off the ground. But rest assured there will be a version that includes the Falcon 9 Heavy as soon as it does.”

I’m also pretty amazed to see just how big the Saturn V rocket was compared to the competition!

You can pick up one of Tyler’s prints here, and you can check out Peter Alway’s book here: Rockets of the World.

-RSB

Orion Tide by Kelly Richardson

August 5th, 2014 | Space

Kelly Richardson Orion Tide

Kelly Richardson Orion Tide 2

Check out this beautiful panoramic photograph by Kelly Richardson, which features fiery missiles or vessels leaving planet Earth. The landscape for the piece was shot in West Texas during Kelly’s artist residency at Artpace in San Antonio. From the artist’s site:

“Drawing from the aesthetics of sci-fi films and dystopian stories, Orion Tide presents a Roswell-esque desert with spurts of light and smoke repeatedly taking off into the dark night sky. As a part of CONTACT festival 2013, Orion Tide rests somewhere in the territory between science fiction and biblical wraths. By uniting the cataclysmic commonalities that both worlds share, Richardson created an apocalyptically sublime space in which all ideals dissolve and a universal transition is made for whatever may come next.”

I think the only thing I that could improve the work would be to animate the rockets into an endless loop. It’s an intriguing piece nonetheless.

Edit (8/10/2014): The artist informed me that the the videos are animated as seamless loops. Very cool!

Here’s a video of Kelly describing her work, if you’d like to learn more.

-RSB

Falcon 9 Reusable Rocket – First Test Flight

April 21st, 2014 | Space

Falcon 9 Rocket Test Flight

The folks at SpaceX are leading us into a new era of space technology dominated by private enterprise. The company already became the first company to send an unmanned spacecraft to the International Space Station back in 2012 (fulfilling a .
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6 billion contract with NASA), and now, they are setting their sights on developing a reusable rocket system which will save the company a significant amount of money.

“If one can figure out how to effectively reuse rockets just like airplanes, the cost of access to space will be reduced by as much as a factor of a hundred. A fully reusable vehicle has never been done before. That really is the fundamental breakthrough needed to revolutionize access to space.
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” —Elon Musk

Above, you can see the video taken by a flying drone of the Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R) rocket taking its first test flight in Texas. The goal was to lift off and hover at a height of 250 meters before returning to the landing pad. They are still developing the rocket, so it’s much easier to do these sorts of small test flights to spot any design flaws before moving on to the bigger tests which will take place in New Mexico.
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The test flight was a success by all accounts. Stay tuned for the next design stage.

-RSB

Ground Control to Major Frog

September 12th, 2013 | Space

ground control to major frog

This leaping frog was captured by NASA’s remote cameras set up for the launch last week on September 6, 2013 from the Wallops/Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The Minotaur V rocket was launching the LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) spacecraft.

The spaceport is located in a 3,000 acre wildlife refuge, so it’s not surprising to find frogs and other animals in the area.
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 NASA writes:

“But how is it possible for wildlife to peacefully coexist with space operations and what effects do rocket launches have on wildlife? NASA’s launch facilities, roads, and facilities take up a small percentage of the area. The rest of the area remains undeveloped and provides excellent habitat for wildlife.
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During launches, short term disturbance occurs in the immediate vicinity of the launch pads, but the disturbance is short-lived allowing space launches and a wildlife habitat to coexist.”

Really incredible timing… Read more at Universe Today

-RSB

National Geographic’s Vintage Photography Tumblr – Found

June 25th, 2013 | Space

National Geographic's Vintage Photography Tumblr - Space Suit testing

Early NASA Testing

National Geographic's Vintage Photography Tumblr - Macao Harbor 1931

Macao Harbor – 1931

Paratrooper Training 1962

Paratrooper Training – 1962

Soviet Children soak in the rays 1977

Soviet Children soak in the rays for Vitamin D – 1977

Ganges-River-India-1923

Ganges River, India – 1923

Unsheathed Rocket - New Mexico 1940

Unsheathed Rocket – New Mexico 1940

Charging Rhinoceros - 1910

Rhinoceros charges the photographer – 1910

racing

Race cars roar around the track at the Iowa State Fair -1938

I recently stumbled across a vintage photography treasure trove — the National Geographic Found Tumblr.  If you are a fan of photography at all, you must take a look at some of the collection gathered at the site.
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It’s a true time capsule.

The Tumblr was launched back in March to celebrate National Geographic’s 125th anniversary, but it feels like the magazine just needed a venue to share some of the fascinating images its collected over the years.
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 National Geographic curator William Bonner is the man in charge of picking the best photos to be shared with the public, and he’s found some gems.
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“Many of these photos have never been published and are rarely seen by the public,” the publication explains on its Tumblr. “We hope to bring new life to these images by sharing them with audiences far and wide. Their beauty has been lost to the outside world for years and many of the images are missing their original date or location.” via The Verge

Wow, I just spent an hour smiling my way through this collection…

-RSB

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