I have nothing useful to say about this, except that I really hope Russia posts videos of its ten Space Gerbils on YouTube…
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Gerbils! (gerbils, gerbils)… In! (in, in)… SPAAAACE!
Published September 15th, 2007 in Science and Space. 3 CommentsFor everyone who has spent hours zipping around the globe with Google Earth, you can now cruise through space as well with the new Sky feature. Here’s their promo video, with Sally Ride:
October 4th, 2007, will mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik 1, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. A new documentary, The Fever of ‘57, examines, through archival footage and interviews, the impact that Russia’s success in launching the first satellite had on American consciousness and science. The space race, […]