space - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:34:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 CONTEST: Design a toilet for the Moon, win $35,000 https://thewebgangsta.com/2020/08/contest-design-a-toilet-for-the-moon-win-35000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contest-design-a-toilet-for-the-moon-win-35000 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://thewebgangsta.com/?p=8471 NASA is holding the LUNAR LOO CHALLENGE, a contest to design a toilet that can be used on the moon. Yes, this will truly be a situation to “go, where nobody has ever gone before.” Contest entries are due by August 17, 2020, and the winner will receive $35,000 (and possibly “an item of official […]

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]]> WHAT DOES OUTER SPACE SMELL LIKE? https://thewebgangsta.com/2020/06/what-does-outer-space-smell-like/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-outer-space-smell-like Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:41:02 +0000 https://thewebgangsta.com/?p=8413 Four years ago, NASA hired a “scent consultant” to develop a smell that could be used to train astronauts on what to expect when they finally get to outer space. And now, we finally know the answer to WHAT SPACE SMELLS LIKE. According to Steve Pearce, the creator of the “Eau de Space” perfume, outer […]

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]]> Would you volunteer to go to outer space knowing you will DIE? https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/11/would-you-volunteer-to-go-to-outer-space-knowing-you-will-die/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=would-you-volunteer-to-go-to-outer-space-knowing-you-will-die Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:11 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8164 Who would be crazy enough to sign up for a one-way ticket to Mars, knowing that they will never come back to Earth, and that they WILL die on this mission? Apparently over 1000 people have volunteered to DIE on a proposed Mission to Mars. Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration The trip […]

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]]> Wanna see a Solar Eclipse? Mark your calendar for AUGUST 21, 2017! https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/08/wanna-see-a-solar-eclipse-mark-your-calendar-for-august-21-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wanna-see-a-solar-eclipse-mark-your-calendar-for-august-21-2017 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 23:00:43 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8004 Have you ever had the opportunity to see a real-for-real solar eclipse? If so, be ready to experience that again.  If not, now’s your chance to start planning ahead so you’re ready for the Event of Your Lifetime! Eclipse! Web Watch remembers the first time we were lucky enough to watch a total solar eclipse. […]

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