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  1. Absentee Ballots -- In Space! [Election]

    Absentee Ballots -- In Space! [Election]

    io9 - Nov 4, 2008

    Think you're facing long lines at your local polling place? At least you aren't casting your vote from over 200 miles above the Earth's surface. Astronauts E. Michael Fincke and Gregory Chamitoff will be voting from …

    Also tagged: space, international space station, iss, voting, election, nasa, chamitoff, fincke

  2. G.I. Joe -- Space Oddity [Retro Futurism]

    io9 - Jul 30, 2008

    I love the visual and audio reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey in this early 1970s commercial for the new G.I. Joe Talking Astronaut. I’m not sure how many kids watching Saturday morning TV picked up on them, though …

    Also tagged: outer space, 2001, g i joe, retro futurism, lifelike hair

  3. Buzz Aldrin Shills for VW, 1972 [Retro Futurism]

    io9 - Jun 24, 2008

    Watch as astronaut Buzz Aldrin simultaneously introduces and mocks the famously air-cooled Volkswagen’s new onboard computer system—kinda sorta like the one on Apollo 11, blinky lights and all.

    Also tagged: computers, buzz aldrin, retro futurism

  4. My God, It's Full Of Future Technology [2001 A Space Odyssey]

    io9 - May 9, 2008

    Forty years after its premiere, is the movie version of 2001: A Space Odyssey coming true? An article on science website PhysOrg.com claims that Stanley Kubrick's vision of the then-future of space travel and human …

    Also tagged: 2001 a space odyssey