Credit to @iss : Japan’s Kounotori, or \ »White Stork,\ » HTV-6 resupply ship completed its mission Sunday morning firing its engines sending it into Earth’s atmosphere for a fiery demise over the southern Pacific Ocean. The Expedition 50 crew is now planning for the arrival of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft later in February.
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So cool to have intersected briefly with this slice of history during my time at @bigelowspace!
Japan’s Kounotori, or \ »White Stork,\ » HTV-6 resupply ship completed its mission Sunday morning firing its engines sending it into Earth’s atmosphere for a fiery demise over the southern Pacific Ocean. The Expedition 50 crew is now planning for the arrival of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft later in February.
The sun sets over Gale Crater on Mars in a photograph provided by NASA. Scientists believe Gale Crater was home to a lake some 3.5 billion years ago. Read more at WSJ.Com/science (��: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS/TEXAS A&M UNIV/GETTY IMAGES)
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“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.” -Steven Hawking’s life advice
A super detailed shot of Mars taken from the Indian spacecraft MOM! You can see four pretty big impact crater but I am not able to name them right now, I’ll have to study this.
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Via @apolloprogram – Apollo 17 mission commander Gene Cernan makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This view of the lunar rover prior to loadup was taken by Lunar Module pilot Jack Schmitt. The mountain in the