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Get Your Rocket Fix From The Space Coast

Even if you are nowhere near Florida, the Space Coast Launches site is a fun way to keep up with the latest rocket schedule from all the launch sites and operators. It’s got a “futuristic” design that ties together information about the launching companies, viewing locations, rocket data and upcoming schedules. Of course it’s promoting tourism to the launch sites, so you can even book hotels right from the site Bonus: you never have to hunt for where you can stream a launch. They have a live stream page that embed the feed of every live takeoff.

Explore the Space Coast

Sep 15

Space

Watch The Hypnotizing Rotation of Mars

The past decade has given us amazing footage of Mars from orbit and from the ground but it wasn’t until I saw this video of assembled imagery that I realized I’d never seen a full rotation of its surface anywhere. Assembled by a Redditor from orbital imagery using Blender.

Jun 15

Space

The World Below: Incredible 4K Time Lapse From The ISS

Bruce Berry compiled assorted ISS 4K video feeds to create a beautiful and immersive trip around the world as only a few get to see it. As the era of ultra high-definition orbital footage continues to produce incredible gems like this, hopefully we’ll all get a bit more of the “overview effect“.

Jun 1

The Women of Astronomical Nomenclature

Mary Blagg started the effort to standardize astronomical feature names in the early 1900s and today, the work is carried on by Tenille Gaither and Rosalyn Hayward of the USGS. Together, they manage the database incredibly known as the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. The article is a great read about the history of naming features beyond Earth and the people who have kept everyone in sync. and then check out the Gazeteer’s website where you can browse all the named features, some of which feature great imagery like Pantheon Fossae on Mercury, the Baphyras Catena of Mars or a full maps of Uranian moons.

Atlas Obscura

Sep 14

Space

Rocket Launch Seen From 535km Above

A Jilin-1 satellite at an altitude of 535km captured an orbital view of an OS-X1 rocket launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert on September 7. The OS-X1 is a suborbital research rocket developed by Chinese aerospace company OneSpace. You can also check out the view from the ground for a full 360 mashup.

GBTimes

Sep 13