for-all-mankind:

VIP’s at this morning’s signing parade for Space Shuttle Atlantis.

So many of my favorite people!

temporallydisplacedrocketman:

spacewatching:

Bookends to the shuttle program.

From STS-1 to STS-135

I love this so, so much.

So great.

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ponsi-patootie:

A while back I found this fantastic, hi-res photo of the NASA Astronaut Candidate Class of 1996 — among them, Laurel Clark, Dave Brown, and Willie McCool, who can all be seen on the far right side of the picture with the exception of Laurel, who is center-right next to Mark Kelly.

There’s whole bunch of astronauts I recognize here! Kind of neat to see them all together in one photo.

Hey, Rex Walheim! And Mark and Scott Kelly! And Mike Massimino! And Mike Fincke with hair! (What happened there?)

Man, 1996 is almost as good as 1978 for people I recognize.

lightthiscandle:

astrotastic:

The first Space Shuttle Crew and the last.

Always reblog.

Yes.

Suit jackets and open collars in January. 

Show off, why don’t you, Florida…

nasaphotobombs:

Doug Hurley and Chris Ferguson photobomb Bob Crippen and John Young at the American Museum of Natural History, August 17, 2011.

Ah, the things you see when rewatching videos of events you were at… like the very last space shuttle commander and pilot photobombing the very first!

avarielle:

for STS-135

This is great.

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An excerpt from my NASA/Marvel fan-fic.

“Quick, while he’s—” Teresa heard one of the astronauts shout from behind her. She was still in shock as the four ran past her.

“Take that, you lunatic!” A blue-jumpsuited body tackled Auster to the ground.

“That’s for messing with NASA!” An open palm struck his face.

“That’s for trying to steal the shuttle!” A foot kicked him in the rear.

“And that’s for wanting to turn us into two-bit metal maniacs like you!” A fist connected with his stomach.

“Hey, guys—guys—leave something for them to arrest!” Teresa called at the enraged astronauts.

“That’s okay, Dr. von Braun. We’re done.” Commander Ferguson said, turning around. “What did you guys do to him just then?”

asonlynasacan:

STS-135: “Run Wild” by New Order. “All the time, when I’m alone / I think of you and how you’ve grown…”

I think this is a good choice.

(A few weeks ago, I decided to listen to “Africa” by Toto for the first time in a few months. I really like the song, but, when it got to the lyrics “She’s coming in, 12:30 flight, the moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation”, all that I could think of was watching the STS-135 touchdown before dawn. I hadn’t been expecting that at all, and I didn’t find it uncomfortable, but the images suddenly were coming into my mind. I love the song, but I hadn’t realized it was the first time I’d listened to it since the touchdown.)

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