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Interstellar

Apollo 15 stuff. Because its July (and almost August) Wish I could fit more than 10.

https://youtu.be/TRt4hQs3nH0

#1971 #FirstAllAirForceCrew #FirstWheelsOnTheMoon #Summertime

Europa Mission Media Reel

The reel includes animation depicting NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. The second animation in the reel depicts the proposed future mission concept Europa Land...

LOOKING FORWARD: The Europa Clipper

Of all the missions to launch in the 2020′s, the clipper is the one I am eager for. The mission will be more than a lander,knowing JPL if they’re going to go all the way out to Jupiter you know they’ll do more to make the trip worth it (Voyager wasn’t supposed to go to Uranus or Neptune). I think the orbital side of the mission will be like Cassini all over again, and hopefully avenge what was lost in the 90′s when the Galileo spacecraft high gain antenna didn’t deploy 

(Solid dishes do it better)

I can’t wait for the new swag either, hopefully JPL’s giftshop will actually SELL them. I hate hunting pins on Ebay that cost more than they should.(Personal problems, sorry)

Jupiter YOU’RE NEXT!!!!

one year ago.

backyard calibration target

Late to the party, oh well; Neptune is on my telemetry this week. Definitely a planet I want to go back too very badly. 

4 years gone

astronomy

Looking back at the decade (again).. LANDING DAY. November 28,2018.

 My first opportunity to send my name to the stars on the hood of a spacecraft.. The “InSight” Mission launched into the night leaving a loud roar from my neck of the woods on the cold stellar coast of California and into the deep black.. The guy on Retro Space Images always posts film photos he took of the TV screen when men walked the moon so I do the same thing now, for space missions, for some reason. Where was I? Getting ready to put a chunk of aluminium into a HAAS machine in my CNC class. A couple of us were sorta keeping an eye on the mission without trying to get too distracted from work. My turn came RIGHT when “bottoms up” occurred over the deserts of Mars. I remember looking up at the clock right when entry was supposed to be happening and wondering how it went. It was a good autumn day, the smoke from the terrible fire up north was finally clearing and things felt more like winter for a change. Then those first photos came in, by golly.. 

 Will go again in 2020! WaHoo!

They couldnt see but they sure heard it leaving babe!

https://youtu.be/WOoxITpT0_I

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