Awesome Astronaut

Puffin Drinkwear makes all kinds of fun insulated sleeves for drink cans, and this is our new favorite koozie. It looks like a tiny spacesuit, shielding your drink from heat, your hand from the cold, and preparing it for re-entry into your throat. It even has a tiny backpack you can use to stash a snack inside of.

Motion designer VISUALDON created this hypnotic and soothing video of a NASA astronaut floating in an ocean that looks like a liquid manifestation of space. Whenever we see a video this long, all we can think of is how long it took for YouTube to encode it.

As a tribute to the 50th anniversary of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing, LEGO created a life-size model of one of the mission’s astronauts using about 30,000 bricks. We love the helmet reflection detail on the 6’3″ tall sculpture. The model will be on display from 7/18-7/20/19 on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

The last time we heard astronaut Chris Hadfield singing a tune, he was channeling David Bowie from the the International Space Station. He’s back on Earth now with another astronomical tune, joined by Toronto’s Wexford Gleeks.

The humorous trailer for astronaut Chris Hadfield’s non-fiction book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth. In the book, Hadfield talks about his experiences as an astronaut and the lessons he learned from them.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield has been back on Earth from the ISS for a little while now, and despite getting back to his normal life, doesn’t seem to be able to give up his space suit quite yet. Be sure to watch the whole playlist.

Electronic music god Thomas Dolby was joined on stage by 83-year-old astronaut Buzz Aldrin for a live performance of his 1982 classic She Blinded Me with Science, exclaiming “Science!” with his awkward, but endearing intonation.

Chris Hadfield may already have returned to Earth, but before he left the ISS, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage designed a zero-G game for the astronauts for their rare bit of downtime. Care for a round of Space Darts?