Unstructured Space Dive

What you see here is an artists conception of an experimental emergency reentry suit, that's actually on the drawing boards, which is supposed to give astronauts a last ditch option for returning to earth if their vehicle is incapacitated. The idea is that they literally do a high dive from orbit into atmosphere.

If Richard Branson is really serious about promoting space tourism, he ought to market this as the next extreme sport.

Unstructured Aurora Borealis

This gorgeous photograph of the aurora borealis was taken from low Earth orbit. Click on the picture for a much larger version.

Unstructured Mural

What you see here is a small segment of a much larger digital mural entitled Universe. It is well worth your while to see the entire picture.

Unstructured Apollo

Has anyone ever noticed the irony of naming the moon landing program after a sun god? Really, shouldn't it have been the Selene program? I blame the Patriarchy.

In any case, all the photos taken during the Apollo program are being digitally scanned in ultra-high resolution and being made available to the public. This is great news for space geeks, everywhere.