motherjones:

Bloomberg Businessweek’s post-Hurricane Sandy cover story “may generate controversy, but only among the stupid,” editor Josh Tyrangiel tweeted Thursday morning.

midcenturymodernfreak:

Princess & Spaceboy 1957

Source: shorpy.com

reblorg:

— topher

Would spaceflight affect her reproductive organs? Would she wear a bra or makeup in space? Did she cry on the job? How would she deal with menstruation?

—Reporters to astronaut Sally Ride, in 1983, before her first shuttle flight. 

NY Times: Sally Ride, Trailblazing Astronaut, Dies at 61

pbsthisdayinhistory:

July 20, 1969: First Man Walks on the Moon

On this day in 1969, the spaceflight Apollo 11 landed the first humans, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the moon.  People watched worldwide as Armstrong took that momentous first step onto the moon, declaring, “This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

One does not simply land on the moon wearing a t-shirt and jeans.  See how these Historic Space Suits evolved to allow a successful landing on the moon!

Photo:  NASA

What Space Smells Like

discoverynews:

Our extraterrestrial explorers are remarkably consistent in describing Space Scent in meaty-metallic terms. “Space,” astronaut Tony Antonelli has said, “definitely has a smell that’s different than anything else.” Space, three-time spacewalker Thomas Jones has put it, “carries a distinct odor of ozone, a faint acrid smell.” 

Space, Jones elaborated, smells a little like gunpowder. It is “sulfurous.”

fascinating piece by the Atlantic

onetinyhand:

bill nye the science guy.

storyboard:

A Tiny Step for Hands, A Giant Leap for Man

One Tiny Hand made us special #Storyboard space pictures. I want to give them a tiny-handed high five.

catscientists:

Bukkit isolates heavy water.

I heart cat scientists.

In a room of 25 engineers, only three will be women. Tumblrs aiming to curb the STEM divide:

* IAmScience

* This is What a Scientist Looks Like

* Big Black Glasses

* Malibu Einstein

* It’s OK To Be Smart

Who am I missing?? (h/t ashedryden)