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Category Archives: Space
Sein Traum, Astronaut zu werden, wurde wahr
Spiegel online: 166 Tage im Weltall: Mit Alexander Gerst auf der ISS.
In der 43 Minuten lange Dokumentation berichtet Gerst über seine Mission, angefangen vom der Vorbereitung über den Start und die Zeit an Bord der ISS, über seinen Space Walk und schließlich den Rückflug und die Landung auf der Erde.
Alexander Gerst war an der Blue Dot Mission auf der ISS beteiligt, die vom 28.05.2014 bis zum 10.11.2014 dauerte. Er landete also vor einem Jahr und 3 Tagen wieder auf der Erde. Von unterwegs veröffentlichte er hunderte von beeindruckenden Fotos auf Flickr.
In English: Alexander Gerst was the third German astronaut aboard the ISS and participated in Expedition 40/41
ESA: Gerst-Biographie der ESA, Gerst’s personal ESA page and his Blue Dot Blog, and the Blue Dot Mission
He posted hundreds of amazing photos on his Flickr account during his mission.
When I grow up I want to be an astronaut
Chris Hadfield: What I learned from going blind in space (TED talk).
Chris Hadfield (official homepage, Wikipedia entry) was the first Canadian who walked in space; he was inspired to become an astronaut when he watched the Apollo 11 lunar landing as a nine-year-old.
Full Moon Silhouettes
Today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is a video of a moonrise by Mark Gee from Wellington, New Zealand: Full Moon Silhouettes.
The Eagle has Landed
Continuing yesterday’s space theme…
“This project is an online interactive featuring the Eagle lunar landing. The presentation includes original Apollo 11 spaceflight video footage, communication audio, mission control room conversations, text transcripts, and telemetry data, all synchronized into an integrated audio-visual experience.”
Link via MetaFilter: One Giant Leap.