Quran 55:33

O assembly of jinns and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)!

Space Freighter

Space Freighter on the dark side of New Kurdistan. Note in the far right corner we see a convoy sliding in to the star system.

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thought this was pretty interesting

"You can never attain righteousness unless you give (freely) that which you love; and whatever you spend, God knows it well."

The Holy Quran, 3:92

"You can never attain righteousness unless you give (freely) that which you love; and whatever you spend, God knows it well."

The Holy Quran, 3:92

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "He who alleviates the suffering of a brother. . .God will ease his. . .suffering on the Day of Resurrection. He who finds relief for one who is hard pressed, God will make things easy for him in the Hereafter. . ."

Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1245

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "God. . .will say on the Day of Resurrection: 'O son of Adam, I asked you for food but you did not feed Me.' (The person) will reply: 'My Lord, how could I feed Thee when Thou art the Lord of the worlds?' (God will then) say: 'Didn't you know that a servant of Mine (once) asked you for food, but you did not feed him. And were you not aware that if you had fed him, you would have found him by My side?'"

Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1172

The Prophet also said: "O (my) people! Spread greetings of peace, feed (the poor and needy), behave kindly to your relatives, offer prayer when others are asleep, and (thus) enter Paradise in peace."

Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 269

EID MUBARAK

EID MUBARAK

Hadith

Hasten with your charity, because disaster does not trample it.

-Hadith The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by 'Ali bin Abi Talib

View from space portal

Science and the Muslim world

Science and the Muslim world

A man once said to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): "Teach me some words that I can live by. Do not make them too much for me, lest I forget." The Prophet replied: "Do not become angry."

Al-Muwatta, Volume 47, Hadith 11

A large ocean floater moves out to deep water as the sunsets. they normally feed near shore during the day and float out over deeper water at night.

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Space center abuzz over Atlantis' last launch

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer – Wed May 12, 3:40 pm ET

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is getting hit up for extra launch passes, and mission stickers and pins are flying off the shelf. Another Twittering crowd is descending on the space center. Even science fiction writers want in on the action.

Welcome to space shuttle Atlantis' 32nd and final voyage.

When Atlantis blasts off — show time is 2:20 p.m. Friday — only two more missions will remain before the shuttle program ends.

Besides equipment for the International Space Station, Atlantis holds two big tool bins that are crammed full of shuttle and station memorabilia: flags, medallions, bookmarks and the like.

Three miles from the pad, the firing room where launch controllers will give one final "go" is decorated with photos of Atlantis launching, flying in space and landing over the past 25 years. The collage includes patches from each mission, including the last, which depicts Atlantis sailing into the sunset.

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Transparent Aluminum

we have been waiting for it since scotty talked about it.

Ceramic Windows
The windows and transparent doors are made of aluminum oxynitride, a millimeters-thin ceramic being developed by the military as a bulletproof replacement for vehicle windows and domes.

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Philp K Dick

If you are not reading or have read Phili K Dick's stories, well you really need to. some of the best science fiction movies made are based on his short stories.

Movie Story

Total Recall =We Can Remember It For You Wholesale

A Scanner Darkly= A Scanner Darkly

Blade Runner= Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Minority Report= Minority Report

Screamers =Second Variety

Paycheck= Paycheck

Next =The Golden Man