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Feb 27

Jordan Jesse Go ep. 264: Murderous Pigs with Dan Telfer

  • Jordan: I went to the science center. By the way, Dan, what do you think it would cost to see a real spaceship?
  • Dan: I've spent too much to go to places like this, too.
  • Jesse: Before you guess, I'll just clarify for you, this fucker's been to space. It's the same one. It's not the recreation of it.
  • Dan: Huh. Let's say thirty-five dollars per adult.
  • Jordan: Dan. Two bucks. It cost TWO BUCKS to see the spaceship.
  • Dan: Ohhhh, snap.
  • Jordan: I was prepared to throw down a thirty-five bucks. I'm like, I've been wanting to see this thing. I'm doing alright. I'm prepared to throw down the cash. Two bucks.
  • Jesse: You can't see Shamu for two bucks, I'll tell you that much.
  • Jordan: Yeah, I know. And that's never even been to space! That's only been to the ionosphere!
  • Dan: They really oughta throw some whales in space.
  • Jesse: Has Shamu been to the ionosphere?
  • Jordan: Yeah.
  • Jesse: Transparent aluminum, right?
  • (laughter)
  • Jesse (singing): Star Trek IV.

Sep 22

When you google “kepler,” the first result isn’t Johannes’ Wikipedia page, as I expected, but the Kepler mission’s homepage.

That’s pretty cool.

Planets!


Aug 21
camillasdo:

A special visit from Venus Barbie and Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield (the 2D version) to NASA Ames. Chris is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station later this year and will become the first Canadian Commander of the ISS. Venus Barbie does STEM outreach, getting girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math. #NASA #CSA #Canada #STEM (Taken with Instagram)

The last part of this makes me sad, but let’s all focus on Camilla, the NASA outreach rubber chicken. I met her at SETIcon and she is swell.

camillasdo:

A special visit from Venus Barbie and Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield (the 2D version) to NASA Ames. Chris is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station later this year and will become the first Canadian Commander of the ISS. Venus Barbie does STEM outreach, getting girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math. #NASA #CSA #Canada #STEM (Taken with Instagram)

The last part of this makes me sad, but let’s all focus on Camilla, the NASA outreach rubber chicken. I met her at SETIcon and she is swell.


Jul 2
camillasdo:

The STS-131 crew poster with Commander Alan G. Poindexter. Each crew creates a secondary crew poster based upon a movie. This was done after the movie Armageddon. Commander Poindexter, thank you for your service. You will be missed. Wishing your family all the best during this time of sadness #NASA #STS131 #Space #RIP (Taken with Instagram)

The only thing that comes close to the badassery of being an astronaut is the badassery of NASA’s mission posters.

camillasdo:

The STS-131 crew poster with Commander Alan G. Poindexter. Each crew creates a secondary crew poster based upon a movie. This was done after the movie Armageddon. Commander Poindexter, thank you for your service. You will be missed. Wishing your family all the best during this time of sadness #NASA #STS131 #Space #RIP (Taken with Instagram)

The only thing that comes close to the badassery of being an astronaut is the badassery of NASA’s mission posters.


Jun 28

Jun 25
Oh no big deal, just Frank Drake taking a cell phone pic of my pulsar map tattoo. 

Oh no big deal, just Frank Drake taking a cell phone pic of my pulsar map tattoo. 


Jun 15

Apr 9
“On August 20th and September 5th, 1977, two extraordinary spacecraft called Voyager were launched to the stars.”

preface to Murmurs of Earth, by Carl Sagan, Frank Drake, et. al.

(I’m reading Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight, Los Angeles for another class right now, and the stories of the LA riots have me tearing up on many subways, this morning’s ride included. And now coming to these extraordinarily Carl Sagany words, already primed… it’s going to be a rough morning.)


Mar 22
“Space is being humanized. We are learning to live and work in orbit; the era of the actual settlement of the Moon, Mars, and other portions of the Solar System seems almost at hand.” Oh, 1987.