life:
The Space Shuttle Atlantis appears almost infinitesimally small photographed in silhouette during a solar transit — in other words, when passing between the sun and the Earth — on May 12, 2009. Beyond the sheer scale of what we’re seeing (and it’s worth remembering that somewhere around 1,000,000 Earths would fit inside our sun), this picture is just eerily beautiful.
life:
The Space Shuttle Atlantis appears almost infinitesimally small photographed in silhouette during a solar transit — in other words, when passing between the sun and the Earth — on May 12, 2009. Beyond the sheer scale of what we’re seeing (and it’s worth remembering that somewhere around 1,000,000 Earths would fit inside our sun), this picture is just eerily beautiful.
Next time someone makes a stupid comment about living in the future and not having flying cars yet, please remind them that NASA is sending a tweeting dexterous astronaut robot helper called R2 to the International Space Station, capable of lifting 20-pound weights and operating the same tools meatbag astronauts use. If that doesn’t convince them that we’re living in the future, I don’t know what will.
Next time someone makes a stupid comment about living in the future and not having flying cars yet, please remind them that NASA is sending a tweeting dexterous astronaut robot helper called R2 to the International Space Station, capable of lifting 20-pound weights and operating the same tools meatbag astronauts use. If that doesn’t convince them that we’re living in the future, I don’t know what will.
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