Tierra Unica

Great Britain Covered With Snow!

via rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov

NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response captured an amazing satellite photo of Great Britain covered in snow on December 7, 2009.

Worst Fight Scene Ever!

Yup, the worst movie fight scene ever has to be the 1960's Star Trek classic episode when Captain Kirk fights the Gorn.  It maybe very bad, but it sure was intense!  Yeah, Kirk was awesome alright....

 

Historic Launch Of NASA's Apollo 11 Saturn V To The Moon!

July 16, 1969. NASA's Apollo 11 Saturn V launch vehicle, blasting off into history!  Look at how it punches thru a cloud at about the 1:15 mark!

A few pictures of the Apollo 11 launch on July 16, 1969.

John F. Kennedy's Historic Speech In 1962 - We Choose To Go To The Moon!

In honor of the Apollo 11's 40th anniversary today, here is a portion of President John F. Kennedy's historic and inspirational speech at Rice University in Texas on Sept. 12, 1962. Learn more about NASA.

 

John F. Kennedy famous Rice University speech on Sept 12, 1962.

Live Stream & Twitter Of Apollo 11 Lunar Landing - We Choose The Moon!

Apollo 11 Moon Landing- The Live Transmission & Twitter Of Man's Greatest Achievement 40 Years Ago Today! Click on the awesome site below.

Castellano/Espanol:
Apolo 11 Aterrizaje De La Luna- La Transmision En Vivo Y En Twitter De Mayor Logro Del Hombre Hace 40 Años Hoy!  Click en el impresionante sitio de web abajo.

We Choose The Moon!!!

Definitely "The Right Stuff"

Apollo 11 Crew:  Commander - Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot - Michael Collins, and Lunar Model Pilot - Adwin "Buzz" Aldrin.

 

Pictures of Dr. Neil Alden Armstrong - First Human On The Moon!

Electronica - Trance Artist ATB's Night Watch - Amazon River Journey!

Hey folks,

Here is a super cool video from a vlogger in Romania (Eastern Europe) called "ATB's Night Watch - The Blue Planet".  The music genre is electronica/trance from a German DJ artist named Andre Tanneberger (ATB). 

This video is a fantastic music journey that starts at the source of the Amazon, the Peruvian Andes, goes through the Peruvian Amazon River, then the Brazilian Amazon River, and finally ends at the mouth of the mighty river in the Atlantic Ocean!

For those that have traveled to the South American Amazon, you can see that the video starts at Nevado Mismi in the Peruvian Andes, the certified and actual source of the Amazon River & Rainforest, and travels with the water flow from the glacial stream on the Mismi into the Quebradas Carhasanta and Apacheta, which flow into the Rio Apurimac which is a tributary of the Ucayali which later joins the Maranon to form the Amazon proper.

For observant eyes, you can see the Peruvian animals and birds:  the Guanaco grazing near the Nevado Mismi, the mighty Condor (largest flying bird in the world) soaring over the Andes, and the tropical Macaws of Claw Lick, Peru.      

From there the video goes through Iquitos, Peru and heads eastward just outside the big Brazilian river city of Manaus.  The video follows the river and heads toward the Atlantic Sea and finally ends at the mouth of the might river, the Amazon estuary between Cabo do Norte and Punto Patijoca, Brazil. 

This video is a quick time lapse journey of the #1 natural wonder of the world: The Amazon Rainforest & River - lung & main artery of the Earth!  The Amazon River has more volume of water than the next 10 biggest rivers in the world combined!!!.  23% of the world's fresh flowing water.  It is by far the biggest and now officially the longest river in the world.  

In South America, the Amazon River is also called the River Sea (El Rio Mar).

Electronica Artist ATB's Night Watch - The Blue Planet: Amazon River Journey - From the Peruvian Andes, through the Amazon River, through Brazil, and finally to the Atlantic Ocean!!!   

Picture of a Peruvian Guanaco in the Andes (Guanaco is a smaller cousin of the Llama):

The mighty Andean Condor, the world's largest flying bird with a wingspan of over 13 feet:   

 

The Synchronized flight of the Macaw flock at Claw Lick, Peru:

The Peruvian Amazon River, outside of Iquitos:

Outside of Manaus - Amazonia, Brazil: 

Two riverboats on the Amazon River near Manaus, Brazil:

A picture called "Indio Fortunato" (Now, I don't need to translate that!  Do I?).  This image was taken near Manaus, Brazil in the Amazon Rainforest.  It was presented by Discovery Channel Photos.  Huh, he looks intrigued and amused:   

From a satellite shot of over a 1000 miles above the Amazon estuary in Brazil - Beautiful colors at the mouth of the world's greatest river & rainforest:

July 20, 1969 - 39th Anniversary Of Man's Greatest Achievement Ever!

Hey folks,

Today is the 39th anniversary of man's greatest achievement ever.  On July 20, 1969 - Man first walked on the Moon!!!'

NASA archive - Picture (foto) of Neil Armstrong (1st man on the Moon), Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin (2nd man on the Moon) on July 15, 1969:

 

 

Picture (foto) of Apollo 11 lift-off on July 16, 1969:

 

In July, 1969, America sent the first humans to the moon.  Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins were aboard the mission named Apollo 11.  The launch vehicle they rode, the Saturn 5 rocket, is still the most powerful machine ever built.  It generated almost 8 million pounds of thrust and even after nearly 40 years, it is the only vehicle that has carried men beyond earth's gravity.  It is also produced the second loudest noise ever, second only to a nuclear bomb explosion.

 

Watch it now, as you would have seen it on July 16, 1969, at 9:26 AM EDT. T-minus 00:5:59 and counting.  The live U.S. broadcast via satellite of the lift-off of Apollo 11:

De-classified Original NASA video of Apollo 11 lift-off on July 16, 1969 (excellent quality video for the internet):

Incredible close up video from cameras mounted on the gantry, launch pad, and surrounding areas of Apollo 11 - Saturn V Launch on July 20, 1969 at exactly 9:32 AM (EST): 

Launch of Apollo 11 from top of the gantry on July 16, 1969 at exactly 9:32AM (EST).

Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969:  "The Eagle Has Landed".  The video below is the official NASA release of the live world-wide broadcast of Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon, and the words he said.  This is what he wrote minutes before he set foot on the Moon -       “That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”  But the audio transmission to Earth was choppy, and it cut a single word (letter article) that made all the difference in it's meaning.

This is what was actually heard by everyone on Earth, the most famous quote in human history - "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".

Pictures of Neil Armstrong on July 15, 1969 before the Apollo 11 launch.  He is and will always be the first human being ever to walk on another world, the Moon!

Look at the people from around the world who saw these incredible images live on TV.  They are all in disbelieve on what they say on TV that morning on July 20, 1969!            

Truly spectacular images of Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon!!!

Picture of Neil Armstrong on the Moon saluting the American flag and the people on Earth!

1st picture of a man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong in his spacesuit on July 20, 1969.  According to Life Magazine, this is the most famous picture of the 20th century in the world.  For a generation of young children growing up in the United States in the 70s and early 80s, Neil Armstrong was the ultimate hero!  Me included.

 

PS.  There are certain dates, moments, and events in our lives you can never forget!  No matter how old you get to be.  July 20th is the anniversary of the first man on the Moon, and it is also the birthday of my father Ronald.  I never say the Apollo 11 event on TV, but I always remember that it is a special day.......