erick
16-03-2008, 10:19 PM
The advance of civilization? The text is interesting.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080316.html
Explanation: Birds (http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/) don't fly as high. Airplanes (http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/background/) don't go as fast. The Statue of Liberty (http://www.nps.gov/stli/) weighs less. No species (http://www.sp2000.org/) other than human can even comprehend what is going on, nor could any human (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/photos.html) just a millennium ago (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010101.html). The launch of a rocket (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/Rockets/history_of_rockets.html) bound for space is an event that inspires awe (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021023.html) and challenges description. The exhaust column (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-123/html/sts123-s-009.html) pictured is from the Space Shuttle Endeavour (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/endeavour.html) after last week's night (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080314.html) launch to visit the International Space Station (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021208.html). Endeavour's rocket engines create the dramatic glow from above the clouds. From a standing start, the two million kilogram rocket ship left (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010219.html) to circle the Earth (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010204.html) where the outside air is too thin to breathe and where there is little noticeable onboard gravity (http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/). Rockets (http://www.howstuffworks.com/rocket1.htm) bound for space are now launched (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021023.html) from somewhere on Earth about once a week (http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/launch_schedule.html).
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080316.html
Explanation: Birds (http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/) don't fly as high. Airplanes (http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/background/) don't go as fast. The Statue of Liberty (http://www.nps.gov/stli/) weighs less. No species (http://www.sp2000.org/) other than human can even comprehend what is going on, nor could any human (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/photos.html) just a millennium ago (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010101.html). The launch of a rocket (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/Rockets/history_of_rockets.html) bound for space is an event that inspires awe (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021023.html) and challenges description. The exhaust column (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-123/html/sts123-s-009.html) pictured is from the Space Shuttle Endeavour (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/endeavour.html) after last week's night (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080314.html) launch to visit the International Space Station (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021208.html). Endeavour's rocket engines create the dramatic glow from above the clouds. From a standing start, the two million kilogram rocket ship left (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010219.html) to circle the Earth (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010204.html) where the outside air is too thin to breathe and where there is little noticeable onboard gravity (http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/). Rockets (http://www.howstuffworks.com/rocket1.htm) bound for space are now launched (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021023.html) from somewhere on Earth about once a week (http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/launch_schedule.html).