Balls Out In Space

Earth as seen from space

Gizmodo shows the highest resolution images of the entire globe (eastern and western hemisphere) yet:

 

This image is only about 3/4 the resolution you'll see at the site:

GM and NASA develop world's most dexterous robot

 By Dan Carney, MSNBC

Engineers from NASA and General Motors have jointly developed what they tout as “the world’s most dexterous robot” called “Robonaut2” to supplement human activity both in space and in the factory.

The robot, called "R2" for short was built to replicate the appearance of a human from the waist up so that it can fit into and work in the same spaces, doing the same jobs as people do, sometimes right alongside them

Awesome night launch of Endeavor this morning

It was worth the loss of sleep.

 

See more images at SpaceFlightNow.

Gunner window to be installed in Space Station

Remind you of Star Wars?

The next shuttle will take up the laser gun.

We'll then be as prepared as is humanly possible to defend the earth from the invading aliens.

It may appear the President is castrating NASA and impeding human space flight, but he is actually correctly prioritizing resources to deal with threats of which we cannot be informed, for national security reasons. (It's the only logical explanation, really.)

Keep the faith. He's using the force.

 

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