Space Technology

Oblivion: A Boy and His Drone

Tom Cruise's Oblivion is grand until it's not

Space Jams

[PHOTOS] St. Louis As Seen From Space

So check out these shots we've posted after the jump.  According to the gentleman who posted them up on TwitPic, they were taken by Russian astronaut Yuri Malenchenko. Malenchenko was part of the six-member crew of Expedition 32 that went up to the International Space Station from July until Se ... More >>

Facebook Fans "Like" IKEA for Chrysler Plant, But Is It Feasible?

Updated at end of article with response from IKEA. "The old Chrysler plant location in Fenton, Mo., is perfect for an IKEA!" So proclaims the Facebook site "IKEA to St. Louis! (on old Chrysler Plant property in Fenton)" that has garnered more than 12,500 "likes" online. But is it true? Is the shut ... More >>

Astronaut Andre Kuipers Should Be Your Twitter Friend

Andre Kuipers is part of the 31st permanent crew on the International Space Station, and only the second Dutch astronaut to make it to space. In addition to being a doctor, a scientist and teacher, Kuipers is also a photographer. His bilingual Twitter feed is a daily treasure trove of scientific won ... More >>

The Five Most Memorable Last Suppers Served Before History's Most Avoidable Disasters

Yesterday, Gut Check shared our thoughts on the Fabulous Fox Theatre's tasteless $500 fundraising event that recreates the eleven-course meal that Titanic's first passengers ate the night the ship sank. In honor of the iceberg that shortchanged Titanic's maiden voyage, Gut Check has compiled a list ... More >>

Who Wants to Pay $500 to Eat the Last Meal Served Aboard the Titanic?

Man-made disasters and tragedies range from the historic to the Darwin Award-winning, but no single event has proven to be as romanticized or lucrative an enterprise as the deaths of those 1,514 people who went down with the R.M.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912. Though it hasn't been news in 100 years, ... More >>

One Nation, Under Tacos: How Mexican food conquered America

The International Space Station -- and Beyond

Space Oddity: Amy E. Sklansky On The Super-Easy Art of Writing Picture Books

Writing children's books appears simple enough, so simple that even a child can do it. Hell, even Stephen Colbert can do it. Just a few rhymes on a page, a few drawings (preferably by somebody else) -- voila! You have a book! "Lots of people think it's easy," says St. Louis author Amy E. Sklansky. ... More >>

Cosmic Hoarders

Architectural Evolution

Jessie HarlaQuinn Will Get You Motivated

Jessie HarlaQuinn, 26 Texas Avenue, near Utah Street ​​In an effort to celebrate the people who keep our city interesting, Daily RFT is launching a new weekly blog post, "Bold Types," featuring photos and street interviews with the fashionistas, fresh faces and free spirits of our town. I' ... More >>

Come See Mars

The Last Space Shuttle Launch And Obsolete Music-Delivery Systems

​Friday morning's scheduled space shuttle launch, the last of 135 missions flown by the orbiters, marks the exact moment at which a space-travel technology from 1981 finally becomes obsolete. That's right: If you'd just overbuilt your music collection like NASA did with Atlantis, you could s ... More >>

Moon Dust Stolen from NASA Recovered in St. Louis

www.regencystamps.comThe "speck" in question. Click photo for a full-size view of the moon dust.​A speck of moon dust believed to have been smuggled out of NASA years ago has returned to the space agency after spending time in both Germany and St. Louis. The dust was supposed to be placed up for a ... More >>

Jon Langford & Skull Orchard

9 p.m. Saturday, February 26. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Be/Non

9 p.m. Friday, July 23. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Georgia rockers the Whigs get back to their roots on In the Dark

Rosie Flores/Jon Langford

7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Have You Heard The Good News in North County?

Shannon Howard, creator of nocostl.com​The good news is that there's now someone out there on the Internets making an effort to find good news about an area that's known for bad news.The dedicated soul is Shannon Howard, a Florissant native who left the area, lived in Los Angeles and Knoxvil ... More >>

Sky's the Limit: When Joe Edwards opens a moon-themed hotel and restaurant in the Loop, hopes are high

Wednesday, March 25: Morning's Newz

They're back! Representatives with the St. Louis Cardinals and developer Cordish Co. were in Jefferson City yesterday pitching their latest proposal for Ballpark Village to the Missouri Development Finance Board. Last week the team unveiled temporary plans to turn the site into a softball field. But ... More >>

Sandra Magnus' Space Hair

We mentioned Barack Obama's "fashion statement" comment to U.S. astronaut and Belleville native Sandra Magnus in the Morning's Newz today, but really, the woman's incredible space coif deserves another look.http://media.kitsapsun.com/bsun/content/img/photos/2009/01/21/NASA1_t600.jpgThere are so many ... More >>

Come Fly With Me

In space, no one can hear you buzz

March Pilgrim

How 'bout a pre-breakfast parade?

Robert Pollard's Boston Spaceships

8 p.m. Friday, October 10. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Earl Mullins has liftoff. Years in the making, his space museum in Bonne Terre has taken flight.

Loop's Moonrise Hotel to Open April 2009

The Morning Brew: Friday, 4.11

The Whigs

7 p.m. Thursday, February 14. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard

Money Hubble

Kalles Creamed Smoked Roe

$3.79
Global Foods Market
421 North Kirkwood Road
Kirkwood

The Prids

8 p.m. Sunday, September 17. Mississippi Nights, (914 North First Street)

Hanks You Very Much

To the Moon, Buzz!

Zolar-X

Saturday, March 25. Way Out Club (2525 South Jefferson Avenue).

History-Making Flight

The X Prize is back on the map

Flight Club

On the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' achievement, the St. Louis Science Center reaches new heights

IMAX Redux

Science Center's Fall Film Fest

The Pine Valley Cosmonauts

The Executioner's Last Songs, Volumes 2 & 3 (Bloodshot)

Film Openings

Week of April 30, 2003

The Aldrin

Tangerine, 1405 Washington Avenue, 314-621-7335

Last Rites

Ghouls and grief along the Columbia debris trail

Space Monkeyz vs. Gorillaz

Space Monkeyz vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home (Astralwerks)

Rocket Booster

(Mostly) Harmless Theatre blasts off in a thrilling inaugural production

Star Trek Starts Here

Over the moon for the International Space Station

Mission to Mars

Directed by Brian De Palma

LUNAR ECLIPSE

An ambitious new book chronicles the glorious sights of the Apollo missions