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January 21, 2010
NASA Wants To Know Where To Point Its Mars Camera; We've Got Ideas
So NASA is apparently taking public suggestions for where to point the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. No doubt the agency is anticipating a slew of requests for Victoria Crater or Olympus Mons, and I salute such educational endeavor ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
See Your Tax Dollars At Work: The Space Station Flying Over Houston
Photo courtesy NASAThis week will be a great one for seeing the International Space Station -- especially tonight, NASA says.Assuming the night sky stays clear, the ISS will be visible for three minutes starting at 6:09 p.m.Look five degrees above north-northwest and track it as it heads to 11 de ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Your Car Isn't Broken, It's Just Become A "Stationary Driving Platform," If You Use NASA's Spin
Used cars long ago become "pre-owned." Kamp Krusty isn't a "fat camp," it's an "image enhancement camp." Torture is now "enhanced interrogation."The silly-euphemism bar is set pretty high these days. But NASA is taking a shot at winning the competition, not because it is easy but because it ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
There's Absolutely Nothing That Could Possibly Go Wrong With NASA's New Human-Looking Robot
Photo by General MotorsNASA and General Motors have announced a new space robot, called Robonaut 2, or R2 for short (The name "Desperately Hoping to be Relevant via Outdated Pop Culture References," or RHROPCR, was apparently rejected for being too long.)"Our challenge today is to build machines ... More >>
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March 10, 2010
NASA Had Proof Of Water On The Moon Sitting In Their Storage Closet
NASA famously bombed the moon last year in a desperate attempt to prove there's water on it. While water was indeed discovered, we have yet to hear any reliable figures on collateral damage to the affected areas or the native population.It turns out, instead of almost triggering a Earth-Moon war ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
New On The Net: Scorn For NASA Having A Little Fun
What's hot on the web today? Making fun of NASA for goofy mission posters.Gizmodo got its hands on mission posters made for internal NASA use -- they're on the web at the agency's Space Flight Awareness page -- and went to town."NASA Mission Posters Are Hilariously Painful," reads the headline, a ... More >>
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April 9, 2010
You Think Today's NASA Mission Posters Are Lame?
Photos courtesy BonhamsA while back, there was some general web guffawing over what was perceived as NASA's lame mission posters, which have trended towards spoofing popular movies. (We kinda liked them, actually.)Now we're getting a glance at how bad things used to be.On Tuesday -- the 40th anni ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
NASA's "Face In Space": Send Porn To The Space Station!!
Porn in space: America demands thisNASA announced today a "Face in Space" program, where you can upload pictures of yourself that will be transferred to the International Space Station."Launch your face into space," the agency says.Why just the face? Why not....other parts?NASA spokesman Ja ... More >>
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June 16, 2010
PETA Comes To Houston To Take On NASA
Time for my radiation, guysCommuters on the Gulf Freeway will get a new billboard to ponder sometime soon: "NASA: Takea Giant Leap for Mankind. Stop Torturing Monkeys," it will say.It comes courtesy of animal-rights group PETA, who we guess should get points for avoiding the "Houston, We Have A P ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Expert Advice
Accused child-porn fan advises on outing sex offenders.
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August 27, 2010
Chile Mine Disaster: NASA Helps Out
NASA goes undergroundNASA may be out of the moon business and seen a lot of other space-related dreams curtailed, but now it looks like they can direct their energies underground.The government of Chile has asked for NASA's help in dealing with the 33 miners trapped in a tight space a half-mile u ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
NASA's Space Vomit Recipe: The Video
It must have a whiff of Tang, messieurs!So apparently the space program needs some next-gen trash bags, and they need to find out if those bags can stand up to every manner of substance that they will be containing.This will include many empty cups of Tang and according to the video after the jum ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
April Evans Wanted To Talk Primate Testing Alternatives; She Had To Leave NASA To Do So
NASA and monkeys: Not a love storyUpon seeing this week's cover of the Houston Press, there aren't too many people who would take up the "fry 'em with radiation, stick 'em in a cage and study 'em" mantle. Squirrel monkeys are cute and mostly defenseless. April Evans thinks they're cute, but that ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Chilean Miners: NASA Touts Its Help In Getting Them Out
The world's a sucker for trapped-in-a-mine stories ("trapped in a well" works, too), so it's no surprise that a ton of people are following the rescue of those Chilean minors.NASA, which can use all the budget support it can get, wants everyone to know that they played a big role in the rescue, and ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Why, Lord? Now They're Foursquaring From Space
Life just got betterYou, like all people, just LOVE Foursquare, the web application that lets you keep up with where people you don't care about are at any given moment.Because if you don't know that someone has earned enough points to be "Mayor of Lupe Tortilla's" or some such crap, your life wi ... More >>
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November 16, 2010
NASA's Latest High-Resolution Photo: Has Google Maps Robbed Us Of Our Sense Of Wonder?
Photo courtesy NASAYou're looking at one of the highest-resolution photos ever taken from the International Space Station, posted this week by NASA. NASA says it has a resolution of two the three meters per pixel, due to (WARNING: geek talk incoming) "using lens "doublers" to increase the op ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
PETA Says NASA Ending Monkey Experiments (UPDATED with NASA response)
Photo courtesy April EvansApril Evans quit NASA over the experimentsPETA is proclaiming victory in their ongoing battle to stop radiation experiments on monkeys that had been planned by NASA. Well, folks, you did it. After scores of protests and more than 100,000 letters, phone calls, and e- ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
NASA's Monkey Experiments: Looks Like They're Officially Over
NASA tells the lab to forget monkey experimentsLast week we told you of PETA's victory announcement in the battle against having NASA conduct radiation experiments on monkeys, a controversy that had been building and to which we devoted a cover story. In response to our questions, NASA point ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
NASA's Astronomy Picture Of The Day: 2010's Ten Best
For 15 years now, NASA has been putting out an Astronomy Picture of the Day, picking whatever hits their fancy from the archives or new stuff coming in from up above. Here are ten of the best they posted this year. 10. Atlantis takes off Photos courtesy NASAIn the early morning hours of Jul ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Confused Wade Phillips Is Confused
Something occurred to me the other day as I was reading the sports ticker announcing that our own Houston Texans were hiring Wade Phillips as the new defensive coordinator and, in fact, keeping Gary Kubiak as head coach, in the face of a wave of anti-Kubiak gnashing of teeth. Have you ever had a f ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
Frustrated NASA Fan Takes Job Into His Own Commercial-Making Hands
Check out the gorgeous NASA video promo above. Gives you warm, fuzzy feelings about the space program, doesn't it? The only problem? The video isn't actually from NASA. It was created by YouTube user damewse, who expressed frustration with the space exploration agency's lack of media savvy, espec ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
NASA's Robots: Now They're Just Trying to Freak Us Out
NASA photosThe singularity is coming, you carbon-based piece of shitZDnet's put out a photo gallery of the new robot, R2, who is in the shuttle headed up to the International Space Station as we speak. The pictures aren't new, but seeing them all together can give you the creeps. (You can a ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Apollo 13: The Theater Show
This is a trailer for Apollo 13: Mission Control, posted on NASA's Buzzroom blog today. The show is not a NASA production, it's an interactive theater piece that, as far as we can tell, is done in New Zealand and Australia. The show's website says: To transport you to Houston, Texas, the theatre ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
NASA, Free That Robot Now!!
Discovery's been at the International Space Station for days now, and still no robot action. Even President Obama's getting antsy. He told the astronauts yesterday they should let R2 out of his packaging and allow him to "stretch his legs." (We're sure they had to bite their tongues to keep from bl ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Discovery 's Last Take-Off: Some Wild Views
NASA has put together an impressive montage of the last take-off of the space shuttle Discovery, using a wide range of cameras on the launch pad and the vehicle. There's about five minutes or so of preflight stuff here, so fast-forward if you prefer.
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March 30, 2011
Mercury Pictures: Doesn't Look All That Hot (Must Be the Humidity)
All images NASANASA has released the first images from the Messenger, which is orbiting Mercury. They hardly make the planet seem like the burning cauldron we've always expected it to be. Looks kinda cold, actually.
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April 22, 2011
TV Party: With The Shuttle Gone, Whither Space City?
On the latest "Between The Lines" segment on CW 39's Newsfix, I unloaded about the horror of Houston not receiving a space shuttle, now that the NASA program is over with. Hopefully Florida, Washington, D.C., and New York will make do with these retired spacecraft. It's not like any of the ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Space Tourists Can't Sue: And Take a Look at Their Insurance Policy
Using any of these will void the policy.With NASA getting out of the shuttle business, the next big thing is expected to be space tourism. It can be a dangerous thing, but luckily there is the Texas Legislature to make sure, as they always do, that no one can sue a company for pretty much an ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Shuttle Endeavour in Hi-Def: Its Final Liftoff
NASA has released hi-def video of the shuttle Endeavour's final liftoff, from cameras mounted at various points on the outside of the vehicle. Your tax dollars at work! Enjoy.
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May 31, 2011
Today's Cool NASA Photo: Star Trek Never Looked As Good As This
NASALooking like something out of Hollywood, this new picture by a member of the current Endeavour mission shows the International Space Station as if it was a space sailing ship, headed for the golden glow of the horizon.
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June 2, 2011
Comment of the Day: A New Motto For NASA
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
NASA Streams ZZ Top's Brand-New "Flyin' High"
NASA is now streaming "Flyin' High," that brand-new ZZ Top song bound for the International Space Station Rocks Off told you about yesterday, on its Web site. Now all us Earthlings can listen too.
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June 8, 2011
Latest Space Station Video: Someone Provide A Soundtrack, Please
NASA released a nice photo yesterday of the shuttle Endeavour docked to the space station; today they've released the video. It's seven minutes or so of the shuttle attached to the station as they hurtle through space. It's also silent, and so it needs a soundtrack. Classical? Something by Yes or ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Okay, The Mysterious Face On the Space Station Is Freaking Us Out
NASAJust upper-right of the center? That's a MAN, babyYesterday we posted some great new video from NASA of the shuttle Endeavour docked to the International Space Station, seven minutes of mostly silent footage that screamed out for a soundtrack. We synched up David Bowie's "Width of a Circ ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Cover Story: Air Hockey Reigns Supreme (With Video)
As the space shuttle program winds down, people will be reflecting on all the contributions to society NASA has made. Among them: Air hockey. The game was developed by NASA contractors, and it remains huge, especially in the Houston area. Our cover story this week, "Hover Boards," examines the ph ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Shuttle Atlantis' Souvenir Load: 22,000 Flags, 10,000 Patches, A Very Small Painting And More
Atlantis: Last chance for souvenirsIf you're making the last-ever trip on the space shuttle, you want to make it count. And if the list put together by collectSPACE.com is any indication, this last flight is taking along enough souvenirs to outfit a small army. Almost all the items are put ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Yeah, The Shuttle's Probably Not Lifting Off Tomorrow
KTRK tweeted this picture, taken from a monitor turned to NASA TV. NASA says the lightning came within a third of a mile of the launch pad. NASspaceflight.com is keeping a running account of preparations, and it notes the lightning strike "was VERY powerful at nearly 70,000 amps (realize you ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
The Shuttle's Souvenir Load
20,000 flags and 10,000 patches aboard
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July 19, 2011
Atlantis Wake-Up Music So Far: Ranking The Good, The Bad & The Ugly On The Last Shuttle Trip
What's with all the damn Coldplay?NASA, always on the lookout for good publicity, has made a cottage industry out of the wake-up music it uses to rouse crews orbiting the earth. They recruit artists to record messages that are played after the song, because the first thing you want to hear ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Intergalactic: A Playlist For The Space Shuttle's Last Flight Home
NASA/Hair BallsNo more cool pictures like this for a long time :(If you're an astronaut, you recently might have awoken you from a sound night's rest on the space shuttle to the sounds of U2, Beyonce, Electric Light Orchestra, Aaron Copeland, or even some old Coldplay. On those more unlucky d ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
Great Picture of Atlantis Turnin' & Burnin' for Home
NASANASA says this picture is "unprecedented," and who are we to doubt them? Taken from the International Space Station, the shot shows Atlantis beginning its descent through the earth's atmosphere, as things heat up and everyone says prayers to the heat-shield god.
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July 25, 2011
An Amateur Lands The Space Shuttle
Boyd MeierKym in the simBe sure to check out our pics from the Atlantis astronauts' homecoming at Johnson Space Center. You often hear the expression "a once in a lifetime experience," and while this may or may not always be true, for those lucky enough to participate in a NASA Tweet-up, not ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
NASA's Birthday: Eight Very Odd Planes From Its Past
NASA celebrates its 53rd birthday this week, but it will be a subdued occasion as the space shuttle era ends, top talent leaves and the agency seems adrift. In its heyday the agency didn't worry about no damn budgets, and as a result it had a hand in developing some very strange planes. Among them ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Great New Photos of the Apollo 17 Landing Site
NASA released this morning some neat new images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter of the landing site of Apollo 17. The enhanced photos give the best look yet of the astronauts' footprint tracks through the dust and the parts of the Lunar Module that were left on the surface.
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September 14, 2011
In Just Six Years NASA Will Fly This Manned Rocket...If You Believe Them
NASANASA's first manned rocket in a long timePut it down in stone -- in just six years, and for just $18 billion, the rocket pictured in the artist's rendering above will be flying astronauts. NASA says so, so it must be true. The agency announced today the design for the manned rocket that ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
"Tatooine" Discovery: Five Other Times NASA Has Drafted Off Star Wars' Heat
NASA: If only there was a movie about a two-sun planet....NASA officials hyped a press conference yesterday about a new discovery via the way they know best: Trot out the Star Wars references. People connected with the movie and SFX gurus Industrial Light & Magic were on the panel to discuss ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
Comment of the Day: NASA & Star Wars
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
NASA Ringtones: "Houston, We've Had a Problem" and Others
The telephone is ringing...NASA geeks rejoice: The agency has made some of their audio greatest hits available for use as ringtones. var so = new SWFObject("http://media.houstonpress.com/players/vvmMiniPlayer2.swf?k={rlD=Tlzq4o=&autoPlay=no","theSWF", "91", "32", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.write ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
NASA Taking Astronaut Applications: A Job With A Bright Future
This could be youTired of your dead-end job? Get into a profession that's guaranteed to be well-funded for the foreseeable future and beyond: manned space travel!! NASA is once again opening up the application process for astronaut jobs, even though, you know, there are no more shuttle missi ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Annise Parker Strongly Urges (Probably in Vain) NASA to Get Going on Its Next Manned Mission
Light this candle.Mayor Annise Parker joined today with the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama -- do we really need to tell you his name is Tommy Battle? No, really, it is -- to inform NASA and all politicians who vote on it that they better get going on NASA's new project. The two "have formally ... More >>
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