“Every One Of Us Is, In The Cosmic Perspective, Precious. If A Human Disagrees With You, Let Them Live.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakes” Characters As “Calvin And Hobbes” by Brian Kesinger

Oh yes.  I'm familiar with this suit. It's called the MIT BioSuit. Unlike other spacesuits of the past which provide the minimum atmospheric pressure needed for well, survival, the MIT BioSuit provides the pressure through mechanical counter pressure. For those of you who don't understand such terms, its really, really skintight.

Although this may resemble science fiction, this is an artist depiction of a possible space suit of the future. Many aerospace accomplishments were forged in the minds and imagination of science fiction.

Original Series Special Effects though!

Why Would He Do That?

I can’t wait till I have grandchildren. “When I was younger, I had to walk to the rim of a crater. Uphill! In an EVA suit! on Mars, ya little shit! You hear me? Mars!

Mark Watney (via themartianquotes)

European Scientists Want to Shoot a Giant Bullet at Europa

Europa has been calling to astrobiologists for years. Although its surface is frigid and bombarded with radiation, inside it contains a vast liquid ocean that might be capable of supporting life. NASA is planning to launch an orbiter and lander to Europa in 2022, and during today’s meeting of NASA’s Outer Planets Assessment Group, scientists expressed interest in getting the European Space Agency (ESA) involved in the mission.

The most exciting proposal is for ESA to build a projectile that could penetrate a few meters below the surface of the icy Jovian moon, to learn about its geophysics and search for hints about the moon’s ability to support life.

Read about the full plan here.

Image Credit: Geraint Jones