Why Would He Do That?

The stats on the world of an awesome movie adapted from an even more awesome book.

The Martian: Ares 3 Mission Guide

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I can't feel my sides right now!

The roughest week in space history. Saw this on a Facebook group I am a member of RIP Commander Scobee, and the rest of the crew.

A genius named Eleanor Lutz made a beautiful map of one interesting slice of Mars (based on this USGS map). She says:

Recently I’ve been really into old maps made by medieval explorers. I thought it would be fun to use their historical design style to illustrate our current adventures into unexplored territory. So here’s my hand-drawn topographic map of Mars, complete with official landmark names and rover landing sites.

Not only is it beautiful to look out - it’s fun to explore. I never new that Mars’ small craters are officially named after small earth towns - here, Lutz labels them and (in caps) indicates their home country on earth. The large craters bear the names of famous scientists.

I highly recommend heading over to http://tabletopwhale.com/ to check out the higher resolution version.

Tie Fighters passing in front of the moon (Side note: It’s the ISS) http://scificity.tumblr.com

NASA chief: ‘No changes’ to space station launches after dramatic Soyuz rocket failure

Jim Bridenstine told reporters that Russian experts have a “really good idea” of what caused the rocket to malfunction, sending the two-member crew on a hurtling escape back to earth.

“I fully anticipate that we will fly again on a Soyuz rocket, and I have no reason to believe at this point that it will not be on schedule,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters.

That could mean another launch before mid-December, when the three-member crew on the space station — an American, Russian and German — was scheduled to end a six-month mission.

“No changes have been made. The investigation is underway,” Bridenstine added.

I want to say that the Gemini astronaut in the foreground is either Gene Cernan or Ed White, but don't quote me on that.

Okay I KNOW I'm not the only one who notices this.

See this guy?

This is The Brain, a nasty DC villain who shows up in Teen Titans.  Does anyone else think that the brain looks like the secret love child of: The Grim Reaper:

And a fucking DALEK!?

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Million-mile high club, nice!

Major Rick Martinez, Andy Weir's The Martian

dating in marching band

flute/piccolo: super sweet for the first couple months and then they get REALLY serious and committed

clarinet: ALWAYS around their partner. like its weird. like how do you have all your classes with them what is this what

alto sax: date EXCLUSIVELY band members. will be in a cute relationship for a month tops before being single for maybe a week until someone asks them out again

tenor/bari sax: forever alone

trumpet: they date either for two weeks or two years. one of the few sections with intersectional dating

french horn/mellophone: PERFECT GODDAMN ANGELS

baritone/euphonium: really romantic and sweet but go a little to fast and just end up in like three week long relationships until they drift apart

trombone: every single conversation with their crush starts with a band pick up line

tuba/sousaphone: they have relationships that have lasted like six years like wtf

percussion: LOTS of flings but they “dont do relationships”

colorguard: every single guard member ive met is 1. gay/bi and 2. have all dated the same like five or six people