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Good Morning, Sunshine [Space]
Feb 14th
I don’t have a Valentine, so instead I woke up to this image of the Endeavour on approach to the ISS, courtesy a Facebook friend’s Wall.
Bad Valentine? Nah, just a great image. Now wake up and get busy. [
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Zeroing In On the International Space Station [Space]
Feb 12th
The Russian Space Agency has released this speeded up video of a Soyuz spacecraft approaching and docking in the International Space Station. It’s like Battlestar Galactica, but without phasers. Or Cylons. Or Vipers. Or Starbuck. Actually, it’s nothing like BSG.
I like it anyway, although it makes me sad: Soon, they will be the only ones doing this. [ Read more ...
Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: One Small Step Edition [Remainders]
Feb 10th
In today’s Remainders: progress. Sort of. Openmoko’s WikiReader takes baby steps towards usability; a new sculpture series offers busts of the Darth Vader that could’ve been; an MSNBC slideshow sheds light on the photographic pursuits of ISS astronauts, and more.
Wiki Wiki
We first saw Openmoko’s single-purpose WikiReader
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