NASA’s Space Shuttle launch videos are spectacularly incredible, incredibly spectacular
December 12, 2010 No Comment
Did you know that it takes nearly seven and a half million pounds of thrust to get a Space Shuttle off the ground and into the final frontier? NASA opts to generate that power by burning through 1,000 gallons of liquid propellants and 20,000 pounds of solid fuel every second , which as you might surmise, makes for some arresting visuals. Thankfully, there are plenty of practical reasons why NASA would want to film its launches (in slow motion!), and today we get to witness some of that awe-inspiring footage, replete with a silky voiceover explaining the focal lengths of cameras used and other photographic minutiae. It’s the definition of an epic video, clocking in at over 45 minutes, but if you haven’t got all that time, just do it like us and skip around — your brain will be splattered on the wall behind you either way. Continue reading NASA’s Space Shuttle launch videos are spectacularly incredible, incredibly spectacular NASA’s Space Shuttle launch videos are spectacularly incredible, incredibly spectacular originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …Pentax’s faceplate-swapping RS1000 reviewed, a good choice if you’re on a strict budget
December 12, 2010 No Comment
Sadly the Nanoblock-fronting NB1000 looks destined only for Japan, but Pentax is at least blessing those abroad with its RS1000 which, with its customizable and hot-swappable faceplates, offers you a modicum of two-dimensional customization. That cam has been reviewed over at Photography Blog , with the conclusion being that you won’t be dazzled by the cam’s features nor image quality, but for the $120 MSRP (closer to $99 street price) you could do a lot worse. That’s especially true since you get 720p video and a 4x zoom out of the deal — though an inability to zoom while filming means those two features remain somewhat mutually exclusive. Pentax’s faceplate-swapping RS1000 reviewed, a good choice if you’re on a strict budget originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Netanyahu says NIS 100 million approved for improving firefighting services ‘following the interior minister’s intensive activity’
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New York Times’ senior columnist criticizes Israeli and Palestinian leaderships over deadlocked peace talks, says American aid ‘a hallucinogenic drug that enables them each to think they can defy the laws of history, geography and demography. It is long past time that we stop being their crack dealers’
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Israel yet to form stand on Clinton speech, which determined that Washington would not impose peace agreement. Some ministers find positive points
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