Posts Tagged satellites

Space Theme

Space Theme set, Animal Crossing: City Folk (for Wii)

For every version of Animal Crossing I play, one of my main game goals is to complete the Space Theme set. (Shown is the set as it is for Animal Crossing: City Folk, the Wii version.) As you can see, it has all a girl (or boy!) needs to be space-TACULAR. Also, the Lunar Surface (the carpet, with matching Lunar Horizon wallpaper) makes a lovely moon-dust crunchy sound when you walk on it.

(One of our recently-new villagers, Carmen, arrived with most of the Space Theme in her house, and matching wall and floor. Although I ran to her house during the first convenient Flea Market, alas, already she’d gotten rid of the Rocket. I don’t know who has it, or what happened to it, but I sure do know that it is NOT IN MY HOUSE, AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. She did sell me her Lunar Lander though, which is something.)

Just as an added bonus, here is my house, with my recently (painstakingly) rendered flag of the Moon. Because I needed one. Free Luna.

My AC:CF character beside my house, with the Moon flag prominently displayed.

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Googie Tuesday, part 8

Satellite Shopland sign

A fantastic Sputnik-y sign, photo by embellezca:

I was so in love with this little Sputnik wannabe. It was once the sign for Satellite Shopland in Anaheim, but didn’t enjoy a long life due to the Disney-fication of the area.

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Googie Tuesday, part 6

Satellite Burger

What satellites have to do with burgers is anyone’s guess, but they’re two great tastes that taste great together — photo by larry&flo.

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Astro-philatelics, part 41

Norway stamps

I went looking for Norwegian stamps because I was hoping for an aurora, and lookie, I found one! Released in 1991, these stamps feature satellite ERS-1 over Scandinavia, and a sounding rocket launch with aurora in the background.

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Astro-philatelics, part 38

Wallis stamps

These stamp hail from Wallis and Futuna Islands, issued in 1965 to commemorate the first French satellite.

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Moonrocks and satellites

moonrocks and satellites

What appeals to me about this set of stacking rings is their rugged finish — they remind me of fusion-crusty meteorites and worn, pitted (by cosmic rays and space dust?) metal. The rose gold adds a striking note of purity amongst all that patina.

A pair of delicate stacking rings in sterling silver and red (rose) gold.

One little moonrock with an orbiting 9 carat gold satellite, both on delicate bands. The silver is oxidised, then the surface of the moonrock is polished back to bright, leaving the craters contrasting. The bands are left black and buffed to shininess, like coal.

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Astro-philatelics, part 27

50th anniversary of Sputnik 1 stamps from Guinea-Bissau

These stamp sets were released in 2007 by Guinea-Bissau, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Sputniks 1 and 2. Lovely artwork!

50th anniversary of Sputnik 2 stamps from Guinea-Bissau

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Astro-philatelics, part 21

Disney space exploration stamps from Maldives

I found these plucky little stamps last week; they hail from Maldives, a plucky little island nation in the Indian Ocean. Space AND Disney characters? Now THAT is a combo!

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