Happy birthday ISS

Posted on 21 November 2013 by Darvin

It’s been exactly 15 years since that November 20, 1998 when Russia put into orbit on the Zarya module, the first component from the ISS. Here’s how it appeared Zarya in November of ’98 in the eyes of the astronauts … Continue reading →

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Magic lake show

Posted on 16 October 2013 by Darvin

Last summer I had the opportunity to spend few days in a small touristic town in Austria: Zell am See. In case you do not know where it is, here is the map of the place: Show bigger map Maybe … Continue reading →

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CERN: Open Day 2013, day two

Posted on 12 October 2013 by Darvin

On Sunday morning, the second day in Geneva at CERN OpenDays. The day begins at the workshop. A shed full of lathes, CNC machines, in short, a normal workshop. Well almost normal… Definitely one of the best places to realize … Continue reading →

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CERN: Open Day 2013, day 1, part 2

Posted on 11 October 2013 by Darvin

Here the first part At Prevesen Campus we start by visiting the AMS Control Center. Credits CERN From this place, they control, day and night, the experiment installed on the ISS to search for dark matter ( details). A special … Continue reading →

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CERN: Open Day 2013, day 1

Posted on 10 October 2013 by Darvin

The initial impact with CERN was a disorienting moment, so many buildings, streets, avenues… we would be lost without a map. Looking at Google Earth, the campus is 1.5 km long and 500 meters wide, a lot of places to … Continue reading →

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