This video combines excellent footage of the first test flight of the new Orion Spacecraft with narration provided by the late-great Carl Sagan. His words of inspiration express why man should continue to explore the stars, where he – and many people [...]
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Video: We Are Capable Of Greatness
Posted by Unknown on Friday, January 2, 2015
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Video: Sunrise From the Edge of Space
Posted by Unknown on Friday, December 19, 2014
Now here is something that you don't get an opportunity to see every day. This short video captures the amazing view of a sunrise caught from the edge of space. It was shot on a recent test flight for World View, a company that is preparing to take travelers [...]
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Video: Wanderers - A Vision of Exploration in Our Solar System
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, December 2, 2014
The spirit of exploration still lives on in mankind, although at times it feels like we have forgotten that we are truly explorers at heart. This video is a vision of what it would be like if man were to spread out across our solar system, seeking new [...]
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Video: The Milky Way Rises Over Mt. Everest in Timelapse
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 18, 2014
We've seen some impressive timelapse videos in recent months, and this one ranks right up near the top. It features an amazing starscape, that includes the Milky Way itself, as it rises over Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain on our planet. As you can [...]
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Video: What An Astronaut Sees From Space
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 17, 2014
Talk about amazing views! This video features some slick timelapse images captured from the International Space Station, with some great footage of what or planet looks like from orbit. It is filled with beautiful imagery of the Earth, from a perspective [...]
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In Defense of Space Travel
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 3, 2014
As you've no doubt heard by now, on Friday the commercial space industry suffered a major setback when the Virgin SpaceShipTwo crashed during a test run, killing one member of the crew, and critically injuring another. The [...]
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Video: Our Conquest - Inspiration for Exploration
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 30, 2014
Here's an inspiring short video that uses clips from a variety of sources, overlaid with John F. Kennedy's famous speech on why we must go into space, to inspire exploration. Many of the clips are from the early days of the space program itself, but [...]
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Sponsored Video: The North Face - The Explorer
Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 26, 2014
We humans are explorers. There is no denying that. There is something innate in our make-up that spurs us to push on into the unknown. We want to see what is over the next horizon, and want to fill in the blank spots on the map. It is what has driven [...]
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Video: Timelapse of Stars Over Antarctica
Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 12, 2014
As we head off into the weekend, I thought I'd wrap things up with this video. It is a timelapse clip of the Aurora Australis that was shot over the Rothera Research Base in the Antarctic. As you can imagine, the skies overhead are fairly spectacular. [...]
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Infographic: NASA - Spinning Off Since 1962
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, September 4, 2014
I don't often post infographics here on The Adventure Blog, but I found this one to be particularly interesting, and worth sharing. I'm a big proponent of space exploration of course, and it always pains me when I hear people [...]
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Video: Timelapse Video of the Heavens over Observatories
Posted by Unknown on Friday, August 22, 2014
We'll wrap things up this week with this beautiful video, shot near a number of observatories in Australia and New Zealand. It is a timelapse clip with some breathtaking views of the night skies over the Southern Hemisphere. Enjoy these amazing images, [...]
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