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  • Starman's view of Earth: Elon Musk releases stunning real-time video of Tesla Roadster [tr]

    02/07/2018 5:23:50 AM PST · by C19fan · 61 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | February 7, 2018 | Harry Pettit and Cheyenne Macdonald
    The most powerful rocket to leave Earth since the Apollo missions launched from Florida yesterday. The Falcon Heavy jumbo rocket, developed by flamboyant SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk, had a sole 'passenger' onboard - a mannequin named 'Starman' - who rode to space inside a Tesla roadster. Incredible real-time footage has emerged from inside the car showing stunning views of our planet sailing past its windscreen, as David Bowie's Life on Mars plays in the background.
  • Alice's at 50: Thanksgiving not complete without Guthrie (50th Anniversary)

    11/26/2015 5:12:41 AM PST · by Kid Shelleen · 37 replies
    Providence Journal ^ | 11/24/2015 | Karen Lee Ziner
    --SNIP-- Arlo Guthrie famously was arrested for littering in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and ended up being rejected for the Vietnam War draft because of his conviction for that crime. The folk singer wove his experience into the satirical 18-minute (and 34 seconds) ballad in 1967 that radio stations around the country play every Thanksgiving. Pagliarini is one of a number of people who spoke about tuning in on the holiday. For some, the listening tradition goes back several generations