Anyone know why the Ares rocket is that shape?
posted by Idcoytco on Oct 28, 2009 - 7 answers

I'd like to watch a rocket launched into space (from the continental U.S.). I've researched it as best I can, but would like guidance from someone who knows more about it or has seen one before. [more inside]
posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj on Oct 7, 2009 - 15 answers

(Where) should we go to see the space shuttle landing? [more inside]
posted by ellenaim on Aug 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Where on the internets can I find HD raw footage of the Apollo programme? (for free) [more inside]
posted by run"monty on Jul 17, 2009 - 10 answers

Why are space suits orange? [more inside]
posted by mrunderhill on Jul 15, 2009 - 12 answers

With the advent of NASA's return to the moon I have a question of whether or not The Apollo astronauts could have recovered from a less than perfect landing. [more inside]
posted by Gungho on Jun 18, 2009 - 19 answers

What do I need to know about going to see the final Space Shuttle Launch in 2010? [more inside]
posted by afx114 on May 12, 2009 - 12 answers

How Might the Personal Pet Projects of NASA Employees Provide Fuel For Innovation at NASA? [more inside]
posted by choragus on Apr 26, 2009 - 10 answers

I can't for the life of me find this old NASA image of an engineer hand drawing a pixelated image from one of the early mars missions. My understanding is that they didn't have printers available quickly enough to visualize the images they were getting back so they printed up sheets of the numbers and added color themselves. [more inside]
posted by garethspor on Nov 7, 2008 - 6 answers

So I'm watching the new Nasa documentary on Discovery and it prompted me to renew my search for rocket art. The issue is that if there is such a thing its not easy to find. I'm looking for prints of old rockets/spacecraft in the vein of this. Doesn't necessarily have to be photographic, but at least photo realistic. Anyone have any ideas of where to look? Bonus points if anyone knows of small scale desktop models of the old school rockets (Atlas, Jupiter, Titan, Redstone).
posted by wavering on Jun 8, 2008 - 3 answers

About how many people, including contractors and their employees, are involved in building the space shuttle? [more inside]
posted by np312 on Jan 25, 2008 - 7 answers

What's it like working for NASA these days? What will it be like in 5-10 years? [more inside]
posted by phrontist on Nov 9, 2007 - 21 answers

This page lists all the planned manned shuttle flights until the shuttle is retired in 2010. Where can I find a list of planned manned space flights after this?
posted by blue_beetle on Oct 16, 2007 - 5 answers

Why hasn't anyone invented cheap space probes? Some kind of thing that could be sent up en mass to gather just base data we don't have on all the planets/moons/etc . . .? [more inside]
posted by [insert clever name here] on Aug 18, 2007 - 34 answers

May I trouble someone in the U.K. to search the BFI download page and store, and tell me if they offer Project Apollo: Manned Flight to the Moon for sale or download? The site doesn't permit access to those pages from the U.S. I'm not looking to commit some kind of international copyright conspiracy; I just really want to see that movie. [more inside]
posted by Chinese Jet Pilot on Aug 1, 2007 - 5 answers

Where can I find old Nasa T-Shirts from Kennedy Space Center [more inside]
posted by trashcan on Jul 23, 2007 - 5 answers

Where do I find the audio file of the radio communications from mission control of the Delta II rocket launch? Preferably in .wav format. Thanks in advance.
posted by mitzyjalapeno on Jul 21, 2007 - 3 answers

In this article, one of NASA's rocket scientists said that duct tape doesn't work in the vacuum of space. Why is that?
posted by banshee on Jun 13, 2007 - 21 answers

Anyone remember this 1970's film which features a moon shot launch + 'nasty congressman' demanding freebies for his wife ? [more inside]
posted by southof40 on May 13, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm a fan of vintage NASA animations (like this one), but they are hard to find. I suspect that there's an archive of this stuff available to the public somewhere -- maybe a stack of dusty U-Matic tapes at the Library of Congress. Any ideas where I can find more?
posted by Chinese Jet Pilot on Mar 23, 2007 - 2 answers

Please recommend a good book about the history of the space travel. I'm particulary interested in NASA, but if it includes info about other countries, all the better.
posted by dpx.mfx on Feb 1, 2007 - 14 answers

Why are space shuttle interiors so complicated and so exposed? [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Nov 30, 2006 - 18 answers

How can I mix astronaut background sounds and change my voice so it sounds like I'm using one of the radios from the old-NASA spaceflight days? [more inside]
posted by Smedleyman on Sep 14, 2006 - 10 answers

Any idea why this NASA site won't work in Firefox or IE? [more inside]
posted by Orange Goblin on Sep 20, 2005 - 4 answers

NASA has released details today of their new "exploration architecture" which they hope will take them to the moon and mars. (really awesome movie). Help me understand a design decision. [more inside]
posted by Popular Ethics on Sep 19, 2005 - 20 answers

Space Shuttle Filter: external tank - why is the insulating foam on the outside?? [more inside]
posted by stevejensen on Aug 1, 2005 - 15 answers

I was introduced to a fantastic image linked here on MetaFilter years ago. The image was a standard riff on the ascent of man motif, with the final Homo Sapiens looking up to the stars, and a message along the lines of "At NASA, we know where our future lies." If my memory stills works, it was originally a poster. Can anyone help me locate this? Apparently, my google-fu hasn't evolved since then, and constant browsing of NASA's image archive has been fruitless.
posted by jgee on Jul 19, 2005 - 5 answers

So I'm looking for a certain kind of tie. [more inside]
posted by hototogisu on Jun 29, 2005 - 3 answers

What is the best book/article you have read on the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident?
posted by msacheson on Jun 20, 2005 - 17 answers

'Moon trees' were trees grown from seeds that orbited the moon onboard Apollo 14. Two trees were given to each US state to honor the bicentennial festivities in 1976 but no list of locations was kept. Now a NASA scientist is trying to track them down. I'd like to find one in Rhode Island but he's missing quite a few. Anyone know of one not on his list?
posted by jwells on Jul 7, 2004 - 11 answers