Muslim astronauts
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor has a problem. Two problems. The first is that Mecca keeps moving. Well, not really. It s Shukor who ll be moving. As Malaysia s first astronaut, he s scheduled to lift off October 10 in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft for a nine-day visit during the holy month of Ramadan to the International Space Station. He s a devout Muslim and when he says his daily prayers…
International Astronautical Federation
The ( IAF ) is an international space advocacy organisation based in Paris, and founded in 1951 as a non-governmental organization. It has over 280 members from 64 countries across the world. They are drawn from space agencies, industry, professional associations, government organizations and learned…
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Continue ReadingAstronaut helmet for Sale
Jennifer Mann is an engineer with a creative spirit, a combination she infuses into eye-catching projects. After finishing her master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Mann headed west to San Francisco to get involved with the area’s burgeoning technology field. With hands-on capabilities and maker interests, she quickly got busy building and working…
Continue ReadingAncient astronauts Documentary
In 1968, Swiss author Erich Von Daniken published a literary work called Chariots of the Gods, which explored the idea that ancient alien astronauts may have visited Earth in the distant past. These aliens were responsible for such “miracles” of architecture as the Great Pyramids. Though widely-dismissed by scientists, Von Daniken’s speculations about astronauts visiting Earth in…
Continue ReadingHot astronauts
Can you believe that humans have been to space?! It s really pretty amazing when you stop for a second and consider it. Both men and women have been to space, but on this list of hot astronauts, you ll only find space traveling male hotties who worked for NASA. These sexy astronauts are the dudes who maybe went to the moon, or were just on SkyLab, or even just on the International…
Continue ReadingThe astronaut Farmers Movies
When they first came on the scene with Twin Falls Idaho, brothers Michael and Mark Polish displayed an obscurantist sensibility that wasn t entirely their own, with bits and pieces lifted from David Lynch and the Coen brothers, and a strain of Hollywood sentimentality. Following two similarly perplexing efforts, Jackpot and Northfork, the Polishes have made a surprising crossover…
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