Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy
A Funky Space Reincarnation
"You and me gonna be getting down on a space bed...getting down on the Moon!"
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 30, 2017 -
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Category: Music, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Sex Symbols, Science Fiction, 1970s
Death by Space Helmet
Another example of the danger of reading comic books. From July 1954:See here for a previous example.
The Guardian - July 27, 1954
Perhaps the space helmet that inspired him looked something like this:
Posted By: Alex - Sat Feb 25, 2017 -
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Category: Death, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Comics, Headgear, 1950s
Flying Saucers Are Real
A great new book by my talented and weird writer pal Jack Womack.Read a piece on it here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 23, 2017 -
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Category: Aliens, Eccentrics, Conspiracy Theories and Theorists, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy
The Smell of the Moon
When the astronauts of Apollo 16 re-entered the lunar lander, they reported that the moondust they tracked in with them had an intense smell, like gunpowder.French perfume designer Barnabé Fillion attempted to recreate and bottle this scent, but not as a perfume. What he created was "a sealed borosilicate glass vial containing scented artificial lunar regolith."
You can buy it for €75 (around $80). But once you buy it, you face a dilemma: "break open the vial and the scent will dissipate over time and just like all the material brought from the moon by NASA it will become devoid of any smell; or leave it sealed and preserved forever, enjoying the precious idea of an out-of-this-world scent."
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 27, 2017 -
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Category: Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents
Follies of the Madmen #287
Click to enlarge.
Original images here. (Pages 10 & 11.)
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 05, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Comics, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #285
Wait a minute--I'm confused by the graphics. Does this product come from outer space?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 14, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, 1950s, Hair and Hairstyling
Martian Radio Silence
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 07, 2016 -
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Category: Aliens, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Technology, Experiments, 1920s
If the Man in the Moon Were a Coon
Yes, this once met with mainstream approval as harmless entertainment.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 28, 2016 -
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Category: Music, Racism, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1900s
Space Tourism Posters
NASA is giving away space tourism posters. NASA had the posters designed, presumably to encourage continued interest in the space program. Whatever the purpose, the posters are very cool. Check them all out at the link.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 15, 2016 -
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Category: Art, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Graphics
Opel Rocket Vehicles
Original pic here.
Opel-RAK were a series of rocket vehicles produced by Fritz von Opel, of the Opel car company, in association with others, including Max Valier and Friedrich Wilhelm Sander largely as publicity stunts.
The Lippisch Ente a rocket-powered glider was produced on June 11, 1928, piloted by Fritz Stamer, but is not usually considered part of the series.
Opel RAK.1 - a rocket car that achieved 75 km/h (47 mph) on March 15, 1928[2]
Opel RAK.2 - rocket car May 23, 1928 reached a speed of 230 km/h (143 mph) driven by 24 solid-fuel rockets[2]
Opel RAK.3 rocket train (quoted speed is variously 254 or 290 km/h. See: [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]) On the second run the train jumps the track and is destroyed.
Opel Rak IV rocket train, destroyed when a solid rocket explodes on the track, exploding all the other rockets. Railway authorities prohibit further runs.[3]
Opel RAK.1 rocket glider September 30, 1929
Some stock footage of some of the rocket vehicles was incorporated into this early SF film.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 25, 2016 -
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Category: Flight, Movies, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Technology, Science Fiction, 1920s, Europe, Cars
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