Posts Tagged gemini
Grissom and Young
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on July 5, 2011
Grissom and Young, by Norman Rockwell, 1965, Oil on canvas. Courtesy Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Licensed by Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, IL.
A beautifully-detailed work by Norman Rockwell, a snapshot of the crew preparations before the first Gemini mission. Rockwell is a master of capturing the “moment”, in my opinion – those little spaces of time that happen in the course of greater things. He paints people being… people. Even astronauts are people.
Astronauts John Young and Gus Grissom are suited for the first flight of the Gemini program in March 1965. NASA loaned Norman Rockwell a Gemini spacesuit in order to make this painting as accurate as possible.
This work is on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Mall building from May 28 to Oct. 9, 2011, as part of the NASA | Art: 50 Years of Exploration exhibition.
USAF Gemini Spaceship
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items on November 2, 2010
I found this at the Early Space Exploration exhibit at Kennedy Space Center yesterday — a tin-type battery-powered toy from 1966. Fun stuff!
From Orbit
Posted by Danielle in Perspectives on September 3, 2010
I wish I knew where this picture came from. Can anyone give me a hint? @terrazoom has kindly identified this image: Andes Mountains as seen from Gemini 7. Thanks, John! :D
I chose this picture because it is pretty I am blogging to you… from orbit. Or, well, my body is here on the ground; my head is in orbit, for sure. I found out Wednesday that I was picked for NASA’s STS-133 Launch Tweetup, and it is neither punny nor exaggerating to say that I am over the Moon about it. Deliriously happy. Giddy, and excited, and overwhelmed with gratitude to NASA for this opportunity! I will definitely be talking about this more, closer to launch, and I will certainly be tweeting (and blogging) from Florida, come October 30th!
Vintage NASA
NASA has posted a collection of historical photos on Flickr, all copyright-free — this is just one of many cool images! It amazes me to see these launch photos where it looks like the rocket is static, hanging in mid-air. Gravity-defying! At first I typed “gravy” — gravy-defying as well!
Hat tip to the Planetary Society Blog for the info and link!
To the Moon
Posted by Danielle in Computer & Internet on July 7, 2010
To make up for last week’s potentially-Mac-only icon post, here is To the Moon by Iconfactory (makers of truly awesome things), and is definitely available in both Mac and PC flavors. This set has excellent detail, and no matter what re-theming I may do to my desktop, there’s always a To the Moon icon that remains. I can’t help it. (Right now it’s the re-entry icon. Such lovely transparency….)
A child of Apollo
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Perspectives on February 18, 2009
These illustrations are part of a larger collection by Glenn Edens, who kindly pointed me to his work last week. These are his childhood drawings circa 1965-70, as he grew up with Gemini and Apollo. There’s a sense of power and movement here, mixed with raw talent and enthusiasm, that I find truly enchanting. Thank you Glenn for sharing, and for allowing me to share them in like kind!
Astro-philatelics, part 48
Posted by Danielle in Currency & Postage on January 21, 2009
This 1966 set of stamps hails from the Yemen Arab Republic and celebrates the Gemini 6 & 7 missions. (Rest of the set can be viewed at here.)
Astro-philatelics, part 26
Posted by Danielle in Currency & Postage on August 13, 2008
These fascinating stamps are from Fujeira, a part of the United Arab Emirates. The artwork highlights Gemini and Apollo milestones (possibly Mercury as well, looking more closely at the capsule stamp.) The images are artistic and vividly colored. I wish I could find better pictures, or at the very least, ones without postmarks (or whatever that over-stamping in gold ink is.)
NASA Images
Posted by Danielle in Computer & Internet on July 29, 2008
NASA Images is a great new(er) resource developed last year as a joint project between NASA and Archive.org. If you’ve been looking for a one-stop resource for everything NASA does, you just found it!
NASA Images is a service of Internet Archive ( www.archive.org ), a non-profit library, to offer public access to NASA’s images, videos and audio collections. NASA Images is constantly growing with the addition of current media from NASA as well as newly digitized media from the archives of the NASA Centers.
The goal of NASA Images is to increase our understanding of the earth, our solar system and the universe beyond in order to benefit humanity.
Album Artwork: Retro Covers, Part 1
Posted by Danielle in Entertainment on January 14, 2008
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My name is Danielle Signor, and I am a space cadet. STS-133 NASA Tweetup Attendee!
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