The fantastic adventure of the Cassini mission is coming to an end.
Space.com: Epic Cassini Saturn mission begins Grand Finale this month
NASA: Cassini mission web site | Grand Finale Toolkit
NASA: Cassini mission prepares for Grand Finale | Ring-Grazing Orbits | Mission resources
Google’s doodle for April 26 is dedicated to the Cassini probe.
Wikipedia: Cassini-Huygens
A movie made of pictures from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. A must see.
Universe Today: Ever wondered what final approach to Mars might feel like?
Vimeo: Jan Fröjdman
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory: HiRISE
You think you know the first words spoken on the moon? Watch this video. Is this important? Not sure, but I wouldn’t miss an opportunity to post interesting facts about the greatest adventure in the history of mankind. Now it sounds more interesting, right? The original transcripts of the radio communication between Earth and the Moon is available at NASA. The video is from Scott Manley’s Youtube channel and I recommend you to check it out if you’re the slightest interested in space or computer games related to space.
NASA: Apollo 11 onboard audio
NASA: Apollo 11 mission transcripts (PDF)
Wikipedia: Apollo 11
Just a short reminder that you can find great documentaries out there. One is Lunar Documentaries. A channel with a couple of really good documentaries about the Moon and our exploration of it. Enjoy!
Daily Motion: Lunar Documentaries
At Chrome Experiments you can get a good view over our nearest stars. Zoom in, or out. Check out 100,000 other stars. A very cool site! Picture credit: Chrome Experiments.
Wikipedia: Nearest stars
