#May2020

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has successfully docked with the International Space Station. Three cheers for privatizing space!

spacex dock international space station

I’m pretty fucking stoked that SpaceX successfully launched its rocket, and docked with the ISS. At the same time, I’m bummed that it’s going to be Musk and a bunch of billionaire dickheads that colonize the Microsoft Galaxy and Planet Starbucks.

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Space Swoon: The International Space Station transits the Sun. Goddamn scope, yo.

international space station transit sun

Check out this fantastic image by Andrew McCarthy of the International Space Station as it transits the sun. And, man. Look at the fucking scope of that big blast furnace compared to the ISS.

Hit the jump for the full image!

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New machine on the International Space Station is going to turn trash into “ink” for 3D Printer aboard the station. The future fucking rules, dudes.

new machine iss ink 3d printer

Man, this ain’t a line out of Transmetropolitan or some other science-fiction work. Nope! Nope, nope. A new machine on the ISS is going to be able to turn trash into “ink” for a 3D printer aboard the station. Sometimes the future is awesome.

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NASA is opening the International Space Station to tourists. I’m currently accepting donations, my friends.

Goddamn, would it make my life to spend a night at the International Space Station.

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Space Swoon: Hurricane Matthew from the International Space Station

Space Swoon: Full Moon as seen from the International Space Station

Space Swoon: Flying Through An Aurora’s Green Fog

Space Swoon: The International Space Station Passes By The Sun

Space Swoon: An Aurora from the International Space Station

ISS Aurora

A gorgeous picture of the aurora from the International Space Station, taken by Scott Kelly.

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Astronauts are eating the first space-grown vegetables, today. Lettuce celebrate!

Red Lettuce

Terrible pun! But this is pretty gnarly. Astronauts aboard the ISS are eating the first space-grown vegetables today, in the form of some seriously red romaine lettuce. To space! To Mars! To Andromeda! With ruffage!

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