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Bikes for hire
Paris

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Apollo 14 capsule
Kennedy Space Center

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Saturn V third stage
Kennedy Space Center

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Saturn V first stage engine
Kennedy Space Center

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Saturn V first stage engines
Kennedy Space Center

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Space Shuttle Atlantis
Kennedy Space Center

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Space Shuttle Atlantis
Kennedy Space Center

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Space Shuttle Atlantis
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Oxygen on Mars generated by Perseverance Rover’s MOXIE instrument

The Anatomy of a QR Code: How QR Codes Work

Not very useful maybe, but interesting to learn.

The Anatomy of a QR Code: How QR Codes Work

Plastic Injection Molding

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1911 Pierce Arrow motorcycle lamp
2014 Dania Vintage Motorcycle Show

200 year old cabinet. See what it can do

The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet

“This antique cabinet is over 200 years old. For a long time it was owned by King Frederick William II and you can find it now on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is by far one of the finest achievements of European furniture making. Watch what it can do and then remember this was all done with hand tools.”

Impressive!

Maven arrives on Mars today!

After 10 months travel time, the Maven probe (Wikipedia) arrives in Mars orbit to test the composition of the planet’s atmosphere.

http://www.space.com/27185-nasa-mars-maven-spacecraft-arrival.html

Isn’t science grand?

9 Cool Facts About Magnets

Livescience has a good and fun article about magnets, written by Jesse Emspak

9 Cool Facts About Magnets

From electromagnets, to maglev to the little ones you put on your fridge, magnets are fun.

(Public domain image courtesy of Wikipedia)

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VOR/DME at Fort Lauderdale airport

Duck Dodgers in the 24-1/2 Century!

Always love a good Sci-Fi classic and have not seen this one in years!

Slowing for Mars

Phil Plait has a great article in Slate about NASA’s “flying saucer”, the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD).

His article also point to a JPL video showing the test. Take a look.

Coming up: Aviation The Invisible Highway

Here is the first trailer for “Aviation The Invisible Highway”, a must-see film coming in 2015.

Narrated by Harrison Ford, it shows us how aviation has in only 100 years gone from a dream into everyday life and how much more is to come.

See the video here!