Quick Fun Video

So I was reading a New York Times article about NASA's new video. Apparently, the new Mars Rover will land on late August 5th PST. Here is a little promo. It's a bit melodramatic, but it's rather fun.

According to the article, there is a place called the Atlanta Science Tavern. They are hosting a party for the landing which will include five planetary lectures and a raging party. If you're in Atlanta, you should go and tell me about it. It sounds like fun.

The View from Above

Over the past week I have found a couple of fascinating articles about spacetravel.

First, there are some pretty incredible pictures of the space station from the U.K.'s Daily Mail.

Second, I heard about a possible manned mission to Mars on MSNBC's Countdown. Apparently, a pair of scientists proposed a one-way ticket to Mars and create a permanent colony there. However, at the moment, they only want to send men over the age of sixty to go there because of radiation.

Third, while I was trying to find the information about the manned mission to Mars, I stumbled upon an article on a 1967 plan for a manned mission to Venus. That is way crazier than a manned mission to Mars. You can read about it on Galaxiki.