Joke Of The Day: NASA And The Indian

Rubber Chicken When NASA was preparing for the Apollo project, they did some astronaut training on a Navajo Indian reservation.

One day, a Navajo elder and his son were herding sheep and came across the space crew. The old man, who only spoke Navajo, asked a question, which the son translated: “What are the guys in the big suits doing?”

A member of the crew said they were practicing for their trip to the moon.

The old man got really excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts.

Recognizing a promotional opportunity for the spin-doctors, the NASA folks found a tape recorder. After the old man recorded his message, they asked the son to translate. He refused. So the NASA reps brought the tape to the reservation, where the rest of the tribe listened and laughed, but refused to translate the elder’s message to the moon.

Finally, NASA called a official government translator. He reported that the moon message said: “Watch out for these guys; they’ve come to steal your land.”

 

 

What if Other Planets Were As Close As The Moon?

What would the sky look like if you could swap the moon for each of the other planets? Ron Miller, a former art director for NASA, superimposed the planets in place of the moon to create images which show their true size if placed that near to Earth.

The Moon

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Picture by Ron Miller @ Black Cat Studios

What if a celestial body like Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, was as close to the Earth as our moon? Would it fill the night sky? Illustrator and author Ron Miller sought to answer the question using the reference photograph above.

It’s important to note that this is strictly a visual exercise. If a planet like Jupiter were actually as close to Earth as the Moon, its immense gravitation would wreak havoc on our planet. So for the gallery below, please temporarily suspend your disbelief and just imagine how amazing it would be to see a planet like Saturn in such incredible detail.

For reference, the Moon is about 386,243 km (240,000 miles) from Earth and has a diameter of approximately 3,476 km (2,160 miles). The Earth’s diameter is 12,742 km (7,918 miles)

Venus

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Picture by Ron Miller @ Black Cat Studios

Mars

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Picture by Ron Miller @ Black Cat Studios

Jupiter

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Picture by Ron Miller @ Black Cat Studios

Saturn

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Picture by Ron Miller @ Black Cat Studios

Uranus

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Picture by Ron Miller @ Black Cat Studios

Neptune

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Picture by Ron Miller @ Black Cat Studios

 

Random Riddle: 7-5-2014

NASA was considering sending canaries into space to study them under zero gravity. The project was scrapped when someone realized that in spite of having sufficient water supplies, they could die of dehydration within a few hours.

Why?
 

Riddle

 

Kate Upton Zero Gravity Photo Shoot

Kate Upton Zero Gravity Photo Shoot

Kate Upton posed in zero gravity conditions wearing a gold bikini for the 50th Anniversary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The photo shoot took place in a Zero Gravity Plane, known as G-FORCE ONE, at the Space Coast Regional Airport at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

She’s out of this world! Kate Upton poses in her tiny gold bikini as she spins around an aircraft in zero gravity conditions on a photo shoot for Sports Illustrated

Kate Upton posed in zero gravity conditions wearing a gold bikini for the 50th Anniversary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The photo shoot took place in a Zero Gravity Plane, known as G-FORCE ONE, at the Space Coast Regional Airport at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

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Enjoy!

Her blonde curls swung around her face as the 21-year-old model floated in space – in conditions perfected to allow astronauts to train for their missions.

Video showed Kate attempting to keep her curves inside her tiny swimsuit as she twisted and turned, while assistants threw accessories her way.

Water droplets floated around her face as she smiled for the camera.

With a hair stylist to keep her locks under control, make-up artist, photographers, videographers and editors all onboard, there was a crowd watching as grinning Kate proved ever the professional.



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