Awesome Space Travel

A computer animated simulation of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. It will be the world’s most powerful operational rocket, able to lift the equivalent of a fully-loaded Boeing 737 into orbit. It will also support reusable booster rockets.

What if I told you that the image above was shot on Earth? You’d probably believe us because it’s not that crazy. Video footage of the Morpheus vehicle’s successful test flight and landing at the Kennedy Space Center on the other hand is.

Australian painter Jeremy Geddes often uses space travelers in urban environments as a motif in his hyperreal/surreal work. The results are amazing dreamlike images like these.

The Crew Transport Vehicle, aka the Astrovan, ferries astronauts to the launch pad. The modified motorhome has been in use since 1984, and is probably the 2nd favorite vehicle of the astronauts.

NPR pays tribute to the Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor and one of the most amazing accomplishments of man – the Space Shuttle program. You’ll be missed, space trucks.