Voyager 1 Color-enhanced Image Of Saturn Taken On October 18, 1980, 25 Days Before Closest Approach.

An address to the nation to be read by President Richard Nixon should the Apollo 11 astronauts become stranded on the moon,

To: H. R. Haldeman From: Bill Safire July 18, 1969. ——————————————————————————- IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER: Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice. These two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding. They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by the nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown. In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man. In ancient days, men looked at the stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood. Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man’s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts. For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind. PRIOR TO THE PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT: The President should telephone each of the widows-to-be. AFTER THE PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT, AT THE POINT WHEN NASA ENDS COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MEN: A clergyman should adopt the same procedure as a burial at sea, commending their souls to “the deepest of the deep,” concluding with the Lord’s Prayer.

Ricostruzione 3D dalla superficie del pianeta Trappist-1D. Gli altri sei pianeti sono vicini e tutti ben visibili all'orizzonte. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o2MgG6KhO1E&version=3&rel=0&autoplay=1

Quanti di voi sapevano che, sulla parte anteriore della coscia destra della tuta EMU degli astronauti delle missioni Apollo, ci fosse una specie di finestrella pensata appositamente per praticare iniezioni d’emergenza?

Si chiamava Biomedical Injection Patch ed era un disco di silicone attraverso il quale l’astronauta poteva iniettarsi farmaci in emergenza tramite delle siringhe automatiche a penna: il setto di silicone (non visibile nel riquadro perché nascosto da uno strato di tessuto) permetteva di non depressurizzare la tuta perché subito dopo la puntura ritorna elasticamente alla forma iniziale. Il funzionamento è simile a quello degli attuali port-a-cath utilizzati nella chemioterapia, dispositivi che hanno cominciato a diffondersi nei primi anni ’80 e che non mi stupirebbe scoprire che si ispirano a quelli progettati dalla NASA.

Nel kit, vi erano adrenalina e antivertiginosi (e qualcuno sostiene che vi era anche del cianuro, per eutanasie d'emergenza, nel caso qualcosa fosse andato storto).

Image Credits: NASA, Paul Calle Sources: Chi ha paura del buio? https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a14/A14ShepardFlownSuit.html https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20130011327.pdf http://history.nasa.gov/SP-368/s6ch6.htm

I think we made something entirely new

https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/multiwavelength2.html

The rings of Saturn on February 2, 2016, observed by the Cassini space probe.

Ship Ready for Return (Unfinished) - Chesley Bonestell

The Moon - Incredible Lunar Views From The Japanese SELENE Orbiter - Earthrise