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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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Amazing Time Lapse Shot From The ISS [VIDEO]
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ease back into the remainder of the week with this gorgeous time lapse video shot from the ISS in low orbit over earth. Bask in the beauty of our planet from a point of view that preciously few of us will ever get to experience in real life.
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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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People Prefer Armed Guards Over Cops: Report
20 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new report indicates a worrying trend in security conscious South Africa: people by and large prefer relying on private security companies to keep them safe, which is bad news for our official protectors, the South African Polic Service.
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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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Exclusive: SA Government Confirms Sale Of Arms To Libya
24 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Yesterday 2oceansvibe published a photo of what the ISS confirmed to be an armoured personnel carrier being loaded on to a vessel in the Cape Town Harbour, shown above. NCACC spokesperson, Tlali Tlali, has confirmed to 2oceansvibe that South Africa has sold arms to Libya. Click link for more..
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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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