A sort of postscript to my entry about Moonliner/Mission To Mars at the Disney theme parks...

I was kind of curious about the dimensions on the scaled drawing of the Moonliner mockup and whether the theater/simulator would have fit inside. Granted, this was spurred on when I attempted to find something else on GoogleImage and found an interior ( Read more... )

(I think theidolhands might want to hear about this little "space oddity".)

Today, my buddy Paul gave me an audio CD copy of content he acquired though his Disney contacts...

...Soundtracks from the Moonliner and Mission To Mars attractions at the Disney theme parks ( Read more... )

On Facebook, Jorgelina has a question:

i´d like 2 know why space shuttles re-enter the earth at such a fast speed when it is so risky and dangerous. Why don´t they do it in a slower way as the touristic space vehicle will do?A: Because the "tourist" vehicle uses a different system that hadn't been invented when the shuttle was designed in the ( Read more... )

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The C.O.L.B.E.R.T. Has Landed!

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