CHRISTINE R.
Seattle, WA. Biology, Anthropology, and Dance @ UW. Movement maker and roof raiser.

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newsweek:

nwkarchivist:

On This Date 45 Years Ago:

‘FIRE IN THE SPACECRAFT!’
Relaxing supine in contour couches in a newly  minted spacecraft, the three astronauts seemed safe as men watching  television in a living room.  Then at 6:31 p.m. EST it happened.  “Fire  in the spacecraft!” an astronaut shouted over the communications hookup.  On the TV monitor, the men in the blockhouse simultaneously saw the  capsule obscured in a flash of fire and smoke.  It was over in an  instant.  The atmosphere in the cabin was pure, 100 per cent oxygen.   With a great whoosh, like the sound of an oven being lit, the pure 02 in  the cabin made every combustible item in the ship burn with super   intensity.  Death for all three astronauts was instantaneous- either by   incineration or asphyxiation.

Newsweek February 6, 1967

This happened on January 27th, 1967—45 years ago today. The dead: Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. May they rest in space.
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    Apollo spaceships history

    newsweek:

    nwkarchivist:

    On This Date 45 Years Ago:

    ‘FIRE IN THE SPACECRAFT!’

    Relaxing supine in contour couches in a newly minted spacecraft, the three astronauts seemed safe as men watching television in a living room.  Then at 6:31 p.m. EST it happened.  “Fire in the spacecraft!” an astronaut shouted over the communications hookup. On the TV monitor, the men in the blockhouse simultaneously saw the capsule obscured in a flash of fire and smoke.  It was over in an instant.  The atmosphere in the cabin was pure, 100 per cent oxygen.  With a great whoosh, like the sound of an oven being lit, the pure 02 in the cabin made every combustible item in the ship burn with super intensity.  Death for all three astronauts was instantaneous- either by incineration or asphyxiation.

    Newsweek February 6, 1967

    This happened on January 27th, 1967—45 years ago today. The dead: Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. May they rest in space.

    (via discoverynews)



cheatsheet:

If you enjoyed Stephen Colbert interviewing the marvelous Maurice Sendak part 1, you’ll love part 2. 
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nevver:

Baby, it’s cold outside






Last night, I got the most chilling phone call I have ever received. It was Jake Burris, Ken Aden’s campaign manager. Last night, Jake and his four kids had come back to their Russellville home. As they were getting out of the car, one of his children discovered their family cat dead on the front porch. One side of the animal’s head had been bashed in and an eyeball was hanging out of its socket. But there was something even more horrifying to be found on the corpse. Written across the animal’s fur in black marker was the word “LIBERAL.

Ugh. Sorry to put this on your dashboard. Don’t click that link unless you want to see what you think you’re going to see. Perhaps the Internet will somehow make things right. (via newsweek)


thinknorth:

(via View “The Lost Coast” Slideshow at Patagonia Video Gallery)

Gahhh craving the outdoors right now.


mothernaturenetwork:

The Chinese New Year arrives on Jan. 23 and it is a particularly special year: the Year of the Dragon. Unlike the western New Years Eve holiday, which is often a wild and crazy night marked with excess, Chinese New Year traditions are all about family, friends and, of course, good food. Learn more.
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A donor heart beating in a mechanical system which keeps it warm, oxygenated, with nutrient enriched blood pumping through.
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