Apollo Launch Abort System Test

Published 10 years ago in Documentary. Submitted by Dauntless

Unmanned Apollo 'boilerplate' Command Module #22 was launched aboard a Little Joe II booster to test of the dynamics of an in-flight abort. Although the booster unintentionally went out of control and disintegrated the Launch Escape System functioned well, and the CM was recovere…
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World's Simplest Electric Train

Published 10 years ago in Awesome. Submitted by Gondy10

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The Soyuz launch sequence explained

Published 10 years ago in Science. Submitted by Sizzlik

Docking and Undocking explained. Worth to watch.

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Schlieren Optics

Published 10 years ago in Science. Submitted by moese

Demonstration of an optical technique that allows us to see small changes in the index of refraction in air. A point source of light is reflected from a concave mirror and focused onto the edge of a razor blade, which is mounted in front of the camera. Light refracted near the mi…
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Dance on the circle.

Published 10 years ago in Awesome. Submitted by Burimi

Mikhail SADOVNIKOV (Russia), clay, pottery wheel, music, improvisation...
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