Content tagged with “space” under “The Interesting List”

“ An interactive tool which demonstrates how incredibly vast the solar system is. (Hint: hold down your right arrow key.) ”

“ There is a specific height at which an aviator is considered an astronaut, at which point different laws apply. ”

“ When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the Moon, they completed a customs declaration form in Hawaii and declared moon rocks as cargo entering the country. ”

“ A solar-powered satellite has been in orbit since 1958. It is the oldest man-made object in space, and circles the earth every 132 minutes. Its orbit characteristics still constitute valid experimental data. ”

“ There’s a particular spot over the Earth that disproportionately damages satellites because of a radiation field. We’ve come up with ways to account for when stuff malfunctions. ”

“ The moon is a lot further away from Earth than you probably think it is. ”

“ A fascinating conference presentation where a guy (sometime hilariously) explains the insane process of how to land a Space Shuttle. ”