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SpaceX Grasshopper Rocket Launches, Hovers, And Lands

Apr 232013

SpaceX is one of the the world’s only private space exploration companies. When the company first started, many scoffed at the idea of private space exploration, but now, with videos like this one of their impressive rockets, they are being taken much more seriously.

Their latest achievement is the Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing Grasshopper rocket reaching a height of 820 feet in the air.

In this brand new video, the ten story rocket ignites, lifts off, hovers around 800 feet, and then safety and softly touches back down, all while Johnny Cash appropriately plays Ring Of Fire. Already, the new video has garnered over a quarter million views.

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Surface Of The Sun As You’ve Never Seen It

Feb 282013

In 2010, NASA launched the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, to observe the sun for five years. After collecting three years worth of incredible data which scientists are currently analyzing, SpaceRip made this video showcasing the beauty of the sun as never seen before. Now, the two week old video stands with over 200,000 views.

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NASA Explains What Exploded Over Russia

Feb 272013

The world was shaken when a giant meteorite hit the mountains of Ural, Russia last week. Now that all the dust has finally settled, Science At NASA has analyzed the data, and explains what exploded over Russia in this new trending video.

Gizmodo, GeekoSystem, and EarthSky all cover the video in greater detail.

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Jerry Carr Explains Life Of An Astronaut Animation

Feb 062013

Veteran astronaut Jerry Carr really knows space. He was the commander of NASA‘s first space station, Skylab, in the 70′s, and has over 2000 hours in space under his belt. So he’s the perfect candidate to narrate this interesting TED Education animation, titled Life Of An Astronaut, that has collected over 60,000 views in a week.

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Mixed Nuts In Space

Jan 262013

The Canadian Space Agency is really taking full advantage of their online connection. After publishing a tutorial how to cut one’s nails in space, they have returned with an even more obscure video.

Mixed nuts in Space.