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History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. It was around the size of a beach ball, weighed 83.6 kg (183.9 pounds), and took about 98 minutes to orbit Earth on its elliptical path. This ushered in a new age of political, military, technological, and scientific developments, and although the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.
ESA's Gaia observatory. 🌌
“Gaia is an ambitious mission to chart a three-dimensional map of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, in the process revealing the composition, formation and evolution of the Galaxy.”
STAR WARS — DS-1 Orbital Battle Station 🌑 (personification)
"I've travelled 4.9 billion miles, executed 2.5 million commands, and sent 453,048 beautiful photographs back to those awaiting at home. Countless papers were published amidst my findings — with more yet to come."
"It'll be my birthday in a month, I'll be turning 20 years of age. But I'm afraid that'll have to wait."
"My last order has been given."
"My name is Cassini. I was born for you. And today, I'll face the end for you."
15/9/2017 — The Plunge: A mission's end. Four years ago on this very day, as it took one final image of the gas giant, the Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn — the ringed queen of skies — becoming a part of the planet it had orbited since 2004.
Happy Anniversary to humanity's silent envoy! Here's to 44 years of odyssey - and the next 44 to come.
A sun infographic except I draw said sun as a funny looking dude.
That one scrapped Space Station iteration...
Pioneer Family!
Residents of Armstrong Building 703. 📍 Palmdale, CA, USA
.....∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ < TELSTAR 1! > .....∨ ∨ ∨ ∨ ∨ ∨ Retro art for thy soul.
The Outlaw Star / ‘XGP 15A-II’ from the anime, well, Outlaw Star. 🌟 Requested by @pink-catnip
It’s such a funky and awesome spaceship design and the giant mecha arms were the oversized cherry on top! The massive handgun had me hollerin’.
A USS Enterprise for all you Trekkies out there! 🖖🌠
(Plus a Space Shuttle cameo! Shes a huge fan…)
SPACECRAFT
The Gilbert Gottfried TTS ruined my life. This is absolutely undecipherable I am so sorry.
Image source: Smurfs Fanon Wiki, (page) Crucifixion
"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TOUCHING MY PAGES AFTER ALREADY MESSING UP MY ENTIRE SYSTEM, VIC. WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN PAGES AND LET ME WORRY ABOUT MINE. YOU STOP BEING SO CONTROLLING AND WHILE AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. STOP LEAVING REDIRECTS EVERYWHERE!"
Reliable and reusable! 💪 A few splashdowns I know, but still not enough to be a boat, dream on Falcon...