‘Made in space!’ Astronaut sews dinosaur toy from space station scraps
There is a dinosaur on board the International Space Station where there wasn’t one before. NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, who since May has been working as a flight engineer as a member of the orbiting outpost’s resident crew, revealed the toy dinosaur floating on the space station on September 26. “Made in space!” Nyberg, an […]
Beloved ISS Commander Chris Hadfield Is Retiring
By Robert T. Gonzalez from io9.com: So long, Commander Hadfield – and thanks for all the awesome! Tonight at 7:08 ET, Commander Chris Hadfield – one of the most charismatic Commanders in the history of the International Space Station – will return … Read… Chris Hadfield – Canadian astronaut (the first to ever serve as […]
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Returns to Earth
By Kate Lunau from Macleans.com: Hadfield saw space and Earth as if they were brand-new and shared his experience aboard the ISS with millions. James Blair/NASA On May 13, as the Toronto Maple Leafs faced off against the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of their Stanley Cup playoff series, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft was undocking […]
The International Space Station will get its own 3D printer next year
Two of my favorite things! Space and 3D printing! By Mike Wall from SPACE.com: A 3D printer is slated to arrive at the International Space Station next year, where it will crank out the first parts ever manufactured off planet Earth. The company Made in Space is partnering with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center on […]
David Bowie himself Tweets to Chris Hadfield about his cover of “Space Oddity”
David Bowie Official @DavidBowieReal 12 May CHRIS HADFIELD SINGS SPACE ODDITY IN SPACE! “Hallo Spaceboy…” Commander Chris Hadfield, currently on… http://fb.me/24sZNW5ly Retweeted by David Bowie Official View media Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield 12 May With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo …
The New York Times reports on Chris Hadfield’s “Space Oddity” video
Astronaut Covers ‘Space Oddity’ From Space By Robert Mackey The Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who has documented his five months in charge of the International Space Station in great detail in Twitter photographs and YouTube videos, celebrated his last day aboard the craft by releasing an elaborately produced cover version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” […]
David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” recorded on the International Space Station
This is so beautiful. I am bawling. By Lauren Davis from io9.com: Chris Hadfield sings “Space Oddity” in the first music video in space Tomorrow, Commander Chris Hadfield bids farewell to the International Space Station, meaning we won’t get our usual dose of his tweets and videos sent from space. But he’s signing off with […]
Astronauts articulate some of the life-changing feelings brought up by their experience of space
Apollo and Shuttle/International Space station astronauts, as well as philosophers, talk about the haunting “overview effect” of seeing the Earth from space.
Graffiti artist Shepard Fairey designs a mission patch for the International Space Station
From Cory Doctorow’s at BoingBoing: When the feds start commissioning space decor from graffiti artists turned global fashion brands, you know that cyberpunk has arrived: Artist Shepard Fairey may be best known for Obey Giant and his Barack Obama ‘Hope’ poster, but his latest work will be conquering an entirely different realm: outer space. The […]
Astronaut Karen Nyberg will take art supplies to space
Admittedly I’m biased, but there’s not as much division between art and science as this article makes it sound. Nor is art necessarily the less “super-smart” side of a person, but this is nevertheless a good profile of astronaut Karen Nyberg and her artistic interests. Mention the words ‘NASA Astronaut’ and you’ll usually conjure up […]
A look at life inside the International Space Station
From the GlobeAndMail.com: (Click here to see the interactive infographic) On March 13 – at 5:10 p.m. ET, to be precise — a ceremonial bell will ring and Canada’s Chris Hadfield will take the helm of the International Space Station. He may have the top job, but the space veteran has lived there for almost three […]
Cosmonaut Barbershop: how to get your hair cut when it doesn’t fall to the floor
With the help of a vacuum/clipper hybrid wielded by a crewmate, Astronaut Chris Hadfield gets his fuzz buzzed aboard the International Space Station.