BadGopher

It’s not easy, but we find ways to cope.

That thing where you think you’re reading The Onion and then realize you’re not.

At least it’s fully tested.

misfitwashere:

Don’t know which Orbiter or mission. Just a really nice picture.

Love this shot.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks skyward as sunlight pierces through the gap between the orbiter and ET assembly. Atlantis lifted off on the 42nd space shuttle flight at 11:02 a.m. EDT on August 2, 1991 carrying a crew of five and TDRS-E. A remote camera at the 275-foot level of the Fixed Surface Structure took this picture.

That said, we’re going to stick with noncommittal language here just in case some charismatic young gun comes out of nowhere and steals the show.

lookhigh:

Lost In Space

The crew of Apollo 14 hoped to reach the rim of Cone crater, a more recent impact crater about 1,000 feet wide a little over a mile from the Antares lander. 

However, the terrain was hillier than expected, and the crew lost sight of the crater rim among the ridges of the hills. Eventually, they had to turn back because they needed to save enough oxygen and other supplies to return safely to the lander.

High-resolution photos of the area taken with LRO’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) reveal that they had come within about 30 yards of the rim, just a minuscule distance considering they had travelled over 250,000 miles to get there. (NASA)

Photo: Ed Mitchell consults a map on his way to Cone crater during the Apollo 14 mission.

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Kittens are all around you. Stay vigilant.