Astronaut Ron Garan shared this video this evening. If you take one thing away from this let it be that space exploration is not over. We’re just getting started.
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“Audacity to Dream!” Made its Global Premier at TEDxISU
Returning from the Edge of Space, A Tribute to Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner is slated to do a 120,000 foot skydive from the edge of space on Sunday, through the Red Bull Stratos Program. An attempt on Tuesday was cancelled due to weather. It’s an inspiring feat– defying gravity to get to the edge of space and shirking common sense by jumping out of a perfectly good… balloon.
While Baumgartner is at it, he will be breaking the sound barrier, going mach speed– like Chuck Yeager without the X-1. Incidentally, Yeager broke the sound barrier October 14, 1947. Baumgartner may potentially be doing it again sans aircraft October 14, 2012. As Matt Scott puts it: “To infinity and beyond… and back again…”
“Dumb Ways to Die”, A PSA from Melbourne’s Metro
H/T to Eric H.
A couple of weeks ago, Melbourne Metro released a PSA that has gone viral. The morbid lyrics written by John Mescall are undercut by the catchy tune and sweet vocals, reminiscent of Nina Gordon’s cover of NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton”. It was sung by Emily Lubitz of Tinpan Orange, with music by Ollie McGill of The Cat Empire …
I never stopped fighting to make it home.
No matter what happens,
tell the world,
tell my family,
that I never stopped fighting to make it home.
Here’s the new trailer for The Martian.
Revenge of the Arcade
One of the coolest things I learned at SXSW 2012 was that the arcade is making a comeback. Using old cabinets, indie developers are standing up arcades to expose their…
The Tripped Out Music Video for Ilium by Alex Metric Stars the Space Shuttle and Astronauts
Yes, sometimes I get to design stuff for NASA. Yes, I’m a space geek. No, I didn’t realize that the video for Alex Metric‘s Ilium was going to be so awesome.