Since my last guest post here, there were a lot of events filled with infographics that could be the focus of this month’s mega-selection. The terrible earthquake in Japan and the nuclear threat that followed, the escalation of the military operations in Libya, Apple’s anniversary, the new chapters of the Browser Wars, and that’s just to mention a few.
However, despite so many possible subjects, I decided to dedicate today’s roundup to mankind’s ultimate frontier: Space. After all, it’s been already 50 years since the beginning of manned space exploration, so, it’s only fair we join the celebration with a selection of awesome visualizations and infographics, collected from all over the world!
Hope you enjoy!
Space Exploration
A look back at half-century of achievements, and some thoughts on what the future looks like to NASA, facing some budget cuts for the past years. And nobody doubts that the future of space exploration goes trough NASA…
Humans in space: results of the past 50 years | Via
50th Anniversary of the First Human Spaceflight | Via
The Final Frontier | Via
50 Years In Space: Was It Worth It? | Via
50 Years of Space Exploration | Via
50 years of Space Exploration [Interactive] | Via
50 Years of Manned Spaceflight | Via
From Kennedy to Obama | Via
The Future of NASA | Via
The State of NASA Budgets and Manned Space Travel | Via
NASA’s budget timeline | Via
The first Hero
Yuri Gagarin was chosen with 19 other pilots for the Soviet space program, but he never thought that he’d become such an iconic figure in History. Some of the graphics made about him:
50 years ago: Gagarin in the space, a graphic on the frontpage | Via
How the First Human Spaceflight Worked | Via
50 Years of Yuri Gagarin | Via
The biography of Yury Gagarin, the first man in space | Via
Gagarin, the first man in Space | Via
What it takes to be an astronaut
“When Igrow up, I wanna be an Astronaut”. This is a common phrase amongst kids, that gives away the tremendous fascination with the possibilities of space traveling.
Space for Begginers | Via
The effects of zero gravity on cosmonauts | Via
Dangers of Spaceflight | Via
Cosmonaut selection criteria in Russia | Via
How Do You Insure an Astronaut? | Via
The Spacecrafts
A round up of rockets, probes and spacecrafts that marked the history of space exploration – and the junk we’re leaving behind!
Variety of spacecraft | Via
Rockets of the World | Via
Saturn V | Via
The Soyuz TMA-M, a new version of the legendary spacecraft | Via
The USSR secret Spaceship | Via
Falcon 9 and Dragon | Via
The Constellation Space Transportation | Via
End-of-life disposal of spacecraft | Via
How many Countries have stuck Satellites up into Space | Via
Waste in Space | Via
Space Junk | Via
The Space Shuttle
What can we say that hasn’t been said already, about the Space Shuttle. A true symbol of the ability to push technological boundaries to its limits, and also of the risks involved with space traveling.
First Space Shuttle Ever | Via
Space Shuttle Cronology | Via
NASA Space Shuttle Launch | Via
Fun Facts about Space Shuttle Orbit | Via
15.000 Hits and Counting | Via
Discovery’s Last Ride | Via
Space shuttle Challenger: design, history, disaster | Via
Columbia Disaster: Chronology of Events | Via
The ISS
For some, the beginning of Space colonization started with the International Space Station. Here are some infographics about this joint project between the five participant space agencies:
ISS Timeline [Interactive] | Via
ISS configuration | Via
Journey to the International Space Station | Via
How Big Is the International Space Station? | Via
Spacewalk [Interactive] | Via
The Missions
The early era of space exploration was driven by a “Space Race” between the Soviet Union and the United States; the launch of the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, the USSR’s Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957, and the first Moon landing by the American Apollo 11 craft on July 20, 1969 are often taken as the boundaries for this initial period. But there were many others, worth remembering:
NASA’s Missions | Via
Solar System Missions | Via
Fantastic Voyage | Via
Voyager’s deep trip | Via
Voyagers: 33 years of space flight | Via
Messenger approaches Mercury orbit | Via
NASA’s Messenger Mission to Mercury | Via
Incredible Comet Voyage of NASA’s Stardust Probe | Via
Glory Satellite | Via
Cassini arrival at Saturn | Via
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope [Interactive] | Via
Hubble’s New View | Via
Space Colonies | Via
NASA Solar Observatory | Via
Reaching for the Moon
“Here Men From The Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We Came in Peace For All Mankind.” This is what the inscription left on the Moon, by the Apollo 11 crew, says. Some infographics about that astonishing mission:
Apollo 11 Anniversary | Via
Man on the Moon | Via
To the Moon and Beyond | Via
Lunar Landings Map | Via
Moon Landings Timeline | Via
Lunar Command Module Cutaway | Via
The Moon Walk | Via
Conquering the Moon | Via
To the Moon and Beyond | Via
Next Stop: Mars
After the Moon, Mar was always on the top of the priorities for manned missions. Let’s take a look at some of the milestones of the road to conquer the Red Planet.
A Visual Guide to Every Mars Mission | Via
Mars Probes Missions 1961-2007 | Via
Mars Exploration Rover [Interactive] | Via
MARS 500:The Big Brother from Space [Interactive] | Via
A History of Mars Exploration | Via
Like I said, there are literally hundreds of other resources available, and we will bring some more infographics about our solar system and the Universe soon, so fill free to leave your comments with further suggestions.
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