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Mark Shuttleworth Heads To Court Over R250 Million
25 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mark Shuttleworth is attempting to fight the South African Reserve Bank for R250 million that he had to pay. Rumour has it he is not happy about being the sole funder of Nkandla…
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This Is How USA Celebrated Their Win In The Space Station [Video]
27 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Picture this: the next world cup venue reveal is about to happen, the envelope is opened and as the card is pulled out it is announced… “Space”! This is what it would look like…
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Wow – Russia Is Banning The US From Using The Space Station
14 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is not news that the Russians and the USA have a well entrenched rivalry when it comes to space exploration. Of late they have managed to bury the hatchet and work together at the international space station but it seems like there is trouble in paradise and the space station is being used as the bargaining chip.
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Introducing South Africa’s First Black Astronaut
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nobody in Mandla Maseko’s family had ever stepped foot outside of South Africa. But now the young township DJ is going into space.
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New Space Station Cameras Let’s You Watch Your Neighbourhood Live [VIDEO]
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A few HD cameras were recently delivered to the International Space Station, and they’re all set to start streaming live images from space.
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Japan Is Sending A Talking Robot To The International Space Station To Cure Loneliness [VIDEO]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Japanese HTV-4 cargo vessel launched on Sunday, beginning its journey to the International Space Station. Along with 3,5 tons of supplies for the astronauts aboard the space station, a tiny talking robot will join the crew.
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For Future Reference: This Is How You Wash Your Hair In The Zero Gravity Of Space [VIDEO]
11 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Expedition 36 crew member Karen Nyberg demonstrates how she washes her hair in space. The hair washing process took all of three minutes in the microgravity of the International Space Station (ISS).
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Today’s Viral Video: ISS Commander Chris Hadfield Covers David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” From Space [VIDEO]
13 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Canadian astronaut and former Commander of the ISS, Chris Hadfield treats us to an “out of this world” cover of David Bowie’s Space Oditty as his final goodbye.
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WATCH: How Astronauts Sleep In Space [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all love that feeling of getting into fluffy jammies and cuddling up, horizontally, into our feather down beds. But do astronauts have the same luxury? Think again!
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“I Watched A Large Meteorite Burn Up Between Me And Australia” – Commander Hadfield Answers Excellent Questions From Space
14 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Canadian Astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield has risen to Twitter fame over the course of the last few months by tweeting beautiful pictures of earth from the point of view of the International Space Station, currently orbiting around the planet at a sedate pace of 27 600km per hour. Consider this one, for example. The Isle […]
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Space Station Time-Lapse Lets You Fly Through Time And Space [VIDEO]
18 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Photographer Christoph Malin from Austria created this amazing film by stacking image sequences taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. It shows beautiful star trails and city lights streaking over the Earth’s surface as seen from space.
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Female Astronaut Completes First Triathlon In Space
19 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
That’s not a misprint folks, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams recently ran, swam and cycled in space the same distance as her earthbound counterparts would have done in the Nautica Malibu Triahtlon, which was held in Southern California.
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Coming Soon: Live-Stream Of Planet Earth From ISS [VIDEO]
25 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new startup called Urthecast is in the process of putting together HD cameras to be fitted to the International Space Station, so that people can watch real-time video of the planet from space. Which is at once really cool, and sort of pointless. The footage is looking impressive, though – take a look.
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First Commercial Spaceship To Launch To Space Station April 30
16 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NASA officials have announced that the first launch of a commercially built space capsule to the International Space Station is scheduled for the end of April. California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) are the dudes responsible for the capsule in question, the unmanned Dragon spacecraft.
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Time-Lapse Of ISS Passing Over Stormy Africa [VIDEO]
24 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Start your Tuesday the way your forefathers did, with an amazing time-lapse video of the International Space Station passing over a storm-struck African continent with the Milky Way popping in to say hello in the background. Also visible is Comet Lovejoy, two weeks after its near-fatal sunburn. Please, go look. You’ll feel better about being up.
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The One And Only Time You’ll See The Space Shuttle Docked To The Space Station [VIDEO]
10 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This footage of the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked to the International Space Station is breathtaking, not only for the sheer beauty of the sight, but because it will be the first and last time you’ll have the opportunity to see it.
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Pope Benedict Chats To Astronauts On The ISS
23 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Why? Because Pope Benedict XVI can do what he wants, I guess. He spent about twenty minutes video chatting with the crew of the International Space Station and the U.S shuttle Endeavour, conveying well-wishes for Gabrielle Gifford’s husband, and generally just shooting the breeze.
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Space Shuttle Discovery, The Final Frontier [VIDEO]
08 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
To commemorate the occasion NASA held a competition to determine which two songs will be played during Discovery’s last mission.
The theme From Star Trek was chosen and William Shatner, who as you know played Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the original series, did a special voice-over.
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Japanese Space Agency Wants To Send Sexy Robot Into Space. For ‘Comfort.’
18 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ha! Yes. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is looking at plans to send a humanoid robot to the International Space Station. Except by humanoid I mean it will look attempt to look sexy but end up being insanely creepy. Also, it’s going to post photos and text to Twitter.
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At Last, A Reason To Want To Be An Astronaut
17 Nov 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NASA recently released a couple of photos taken from inside the International Space Station with the newly-fitted Cuppola module, which is a big ol’ window looking down on earth. The ISS is essentially a fancy glass bottomed-boat. With attractive astronaut ladies in it. I’m not even kidding, look at the photo after the jump.
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