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What is it???

03/31/2015 10:19 PM
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Re: What is it???

03/31/2015 10:29 PM

Japanese Space Orbiter Tart!

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03/31/2015 10:51 PM

I thought it was a lemon meringue pie.

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03/31/2015 11:29 PM

Thats how the Japanese do these I suppose!

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Re: What is it???

03/31/2015 11:03 PM

A NASA Gravitron for g-force testing.

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03/31/2015 11:32 PM

Best guess from Google is its from the jet propulsion laboratory

and its a Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions

Google has become very powerful!

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Re: What is it???

04/01/2015 1:18 AM

Security camera .

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Re: What is it???

04/01/2015 2:38 AM

Ask PlbMak.

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04/01/2015 9:48 AM

Deep space communication uplink-downlink unit?

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Re: What is it???

04/01/2015 10:25 AM

NASA trampoline?

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Re: What is it???

04/01/2015 10:55 AM

The part of the Command Module that was able to be produced after budget sequestration.

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04/01/2015 4:41 PM

An early version of the Google mapping vehicle camera.

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Re: What is it???

04/01/2015 5:46 PM

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-takes-its-flying-saucer-pre-flight-spin-n334186

NASA flying saucer.

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04/01/2015 9:25 PM

Not sure but I think I have seen a few things like that laying around in my shop.
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04/02/2015 8:02 AM

....World's largest iced bun entry to Guinness Book of Records....but having trouble finding a cherry to finish it off.....

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04/02/2015 9:35 AM

The re-entry shield of a space capsule.

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Re: What is it???

04/02/2015 10:16 AM

NASA's new Mars lander, uses rocket to decelerate while spinning for stability.
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