Cleaning a 3.6 meter telescope mirror to prepare for re-coating1yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Korolev cross, the pattern produced as the four boosters fall away from the Soyuz. It is named after Sergei Korolev, the most prominent Soviet space engineer.7yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/space
The mighty Russian Navy with their Andropov class aircraft carrying cruisers. Be afraid.1yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
All of humanity in one picture except for Michael Collins. Apollo 11, July 1969 [4095 x 4095]7yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/spaceporn
Tomorrow, the Schiaparelli lander will land on Mars using a crushable structure instead of legs. The aluminium structure can withstand a deceleration of 40Gs. Here it is being tested.8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/educationalgifs
Tomorrow, the Schiaparelli lander will land on Mars using a crushable structure instead of legs. The aluminium structure can withstand a deceleration of 40Gs. Here it is being tested.8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A burned Extravehicular Mobility Unit after it ignited during testing in 1980.8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/space
This is basically confirmation that Javelin Joe will ship ATACMS in August.1yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
Credible and cost effective way to destroy the Kerch bridge (No Western aid needed)1yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
In 1995, the Mir space station was left unoccupied for a brief period so cosmonauts in a Soyuz capsule could take this picture of Atlantis. Meanwhile, the station's control computers shut down which forced the Soyuz crew to quickly come back to the station before it spun out of control. [1200x1221]6yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/nasa
Curiosity's first scoop of Martian soil. The scoop vibrates to discard any overfill.8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/space
Curiosity's 4.8 kg of Plutonium-238 dioxide glowing its graphite container red hot. Heat given off by the decay of this isotope is converted into electric voltage by thermocouples, providing constant power during all seasons and through the day and night.8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/space
[Photograph] Quick! The mods are asleep! Post nuns looking at beer!6yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/monkslookingatbeer
Neil A. Armstrong greeted by his son Mark upon his return from the Moon while still in the Mobile Quarantine Facility. The three Apollo 11 astronauts were confined for 21 days to prevent the spread of any contagions from the Moon. (27 July, 1969)8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/space
A burned spacesuit that ignited during testing. The fire was hot enough to melt aluminum. (No one was inside the suit)6yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
Pyramid of WWI captured German helmets at Grand Central, NYC, 1918. [1400 x 1153]8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States has passed gas2mo ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/circlejerk
During the Apollo 17 mission, in 1972, the rear fender of the lunar rover broke and lunar dust soon became a problem. This is how astronauts Cernan and Schmitt repaired the fender, with clamps, duct tape and lunar maps.8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/space
NASA AZURE mission creating artificial auroras to study high altitude winds [720x720]5yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/spaceporn
Three Apollo astronauts in survival training clothed with parachute fabric. (1967) [4176 × 4176]8yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/spaceporn
The Korolev cross, the pattern produced as the four boosters fall away from the Soyuz. It is named after Sergei Korolev, the most prominent Soviet space engineer.7yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/educationalgifs
The Apollo 1 astronauts, Virgil I. Gus Grissom, Edward H. White II and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee, killed by a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test. (1967)9yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/space
Training an AI to generate both human faces and beetles is a really bad idea4yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/AIfreakout
Thrust vectoring on an F-35 allows for vertical take-off and landing.9yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/educationalgifs
On July 17, 1975, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was successfully carried when an American and a Soviet spacecraft docked in LEO. After their famous handshake, the crew members assembled this commemorative plaque written in both Russian and English.9yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/space
In 2014 and 2015, 96 million 4-inch shade balls were dumped into LA reservoirs to slow evaporation.9yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/educationalgifs
NASA testing a 1.3% scale model of SLS in a wind tunnel. The novel technique uses pressure-sensitive paint that changes in brightness.7yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
[Photograph] Not a proper monk, nor looking at the beer directly, but you can make an exception for a Pope.6yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/monkslookingatbeer
MY FAVORITE SMELL IS FIFTEEN CENTIMETERS, HOW ABOUT YOU FELLOW HUMANS?7yr ⋅ piponwa ⋅ r/totallynotrobots
