Common Themes

I found this via Out of the Cradle (also reviewed at collectSPACE) and totally, completely want the set of toys. Darnit. This makes me miss Chick-fil-A, A LOT. Plus, the toys are adorable!

Is that a sunspot? No, it’s actually the International Space Station in transit across the Sun. See?

And if you think that’s amazing to behold, check out this photo, with not only the ISS in transit, but the space shuttle about to link up with it.

From Yemen, a set of stamps with visions of possible space stations.

The New York Times has a flash-based guide to the Soyuz spacecraft — think DK Eyewitness Guide, but animated. Very cool, worth paging through!

These stamps were issued in 2001 by Udmurtia, a republic of Russia. Mostly the stamps feature various space station endeavors, with probes/satellites and launch vehicles thrown in for good measure. Edit, 12-16-2008: these stamps are not legitimate postage, as noted here.