Liftoff

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Here are a couple of DVDs that are loaded with all sorts if vintage rocket launch/abort footage, some with audio commentary. I’m thinking that this would make a nifty birthday gift for anyone that likes the historic side of space exploration. Better yet, buy one and donate it to your local library!

“Thor – The IRBM” – Air Force documentary detailing the development of the Thor IRBM. Excellent transfer, containing good overview of the Thor program. Includes successes – and some failures.

“SAC” – Air Force documentary documenting the Strategic Air Command missile force. Excellent quality transfer. Very interesting historical footage.

“Vandenberg” – Air Force documentary on the activiation of the Vandenberg base as a primary missile center. Again, an excellent transfer.

Liftoff

Liftoff: Success and Failure on the Launch Pad

space, NASA, history

Bamboo Bike Frames

Bamboo

A very cool design concept. Now if they can make them out of paper and epoxy you could build something out of a sci-fi book. 4.1 pounds of pretty nice weight for something that should be darn strong. I once had a Fuji Sun Tour bike that weighed in at around 25 pounds and I would have been quite happy to drop a few of those if somthing like this would have been around back then.

Boing Boing: HOWTO build a bike-frame from bamboo

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Some Fight Left

Originally uploaded by The Searcher.

Wow… I went to high school with Derek and I was allways in utter amazement in his ability to draw be it from a photo or from life. Just beautiful work… Most of these were done while he relaxed in his local pub. Funny, whenever I take photos in a pub my pictures are always blurry and of things that I don’t remember being there…

Flickr: Photos from The Searcher