space

MIT students send a weather balloon into space (93,000 ft) taking pictures continuously.  Total budget: $150!

Quoted: This page shows pictures from our project to send a balloon into space. 1337arts - space photography and aerial photography using a high-altitude balloon.

Space needle for sale. Slightly used. Good condition.

Quoted: WeChooseTheMoon.org is an interactive experience recreating the historic Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in real time. Once where only three men made the trip, now millions can. Live event begins 8:02 AM EDT July 16, 2009, with launch at 9:32 a.m., exactly 40 years after Apollo 11 lifted off.

Quoted: Listen to the sound bite: I'm sorry Dave. HAL refuses a request.

Hate your cubicle? It could be worse ...

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Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata plays in space.

Quoted: In addition to attempting various physical exercises and gymnastics (including calisthenics, push-ups, flips, twirls, cartwheels, overhead soccer kicks, and swimming), Koichi folds clothes, rides a “magic carpet,” squirts water from a syringe, puts eyedrops in his eye, and attempts to propel himself through the room by flapping a fan. He also enlists the help of a fellow astronaut for some arm wrestling, hand-shaking, slap sumo, and tug of war.

I always go with two spaces after a sentence-ending period unless I am character constrained (Twitter or test messaging).

Quoted: I offer a few reasons why double spacing after a period is superior. I played far too much Typing Tutor to lose my precious double tap at the end of a sentence.

First space twitterer!

Quoted: Astronaut Biography: Michael J. Massimino