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Old Soviet Death-Ray Gun, Kazakhstan [PIC]

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Old Soviet Death-Ray Gun, Kazakhstan [PIC]

Dominating the Kazakhstan skyline, like a giant death-ray gun from a sci-fi movie is a decrepit, rusting radioastronomy tower. The photograph was taken at Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory (GAISH) near the Great Almaty Lake, which sits at 2800m altitude. It’s obviously a good place for stargazing as there are three observatories in total in the Almaty region.

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Soviet Space Shuttle Makes Record Trip

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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As the American Space Shuttle fleet grinds achingly towards retirement, it’s only fitting that the Soviet shuttle Buran would be making one of the longest journeys in its 20-year history. An engineering model abandoned in a park. Image from therefromhere on Flickr

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