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On This Day in 1957

Happy Sputnik Day. On October 4th, 1957 the USSR launched the very first satellite into Earth orbit disjointing countless noses here in the US.

Pictured above is the backup Sputnik that was to be launched should the first attempt have failed. It can be found at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson Kansas along with many more air and space wonders.

[04/10/1957] — Бип...бип...бип...

History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. It was around the size of a beach ball, weighed 83.6 kg (183.9 pounds), and took about 98 minutes to orbit Earth on its elliptical path. This ushered in a new age of political, military, technological, and scientific developments, and although the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.

Hello. This is Mahmoud Khalaf from Gaza, currently studying in Ireland. I hope you’re doing well. I am campaigning to evacuate my family from Gaza and reunite with them in Ireland where we can build a new life in a safe place.

My campaign has been vetted by El Shab Hussein and Nabulsi #151 on the Vetted Gaza Fundraisers List, as explained in the post.

We are at 75% of our final fundraising goal.

Could we ask you please to reblog our post titled “Traumatized in Ireland While my Family is Facing Death and Starvation in Gaza"

The situation in Gaza is still catastrophic and scary and evacuating my family from Gaza, the actual living hell on earth, is a dire necessity. Help us reunite in Ireland and rebuild our life! Please reblog my post and boost our campaign!

You are our last hope amid this horrific genocidal war!

Help my family evacuate while they still breathe!

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Donate to Death chases my family in Gaza; help me save them, organized by Mahmoud Khalaf

People say: "Family always comes First," and to that, I say: "Amen!".… Mahmoud Khalaf needs your support for Death chases my family in Gaza;

This football game confusing as hell

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(Artfight attack for @robinwaaaaa !!)

'Swap AU' proposal

Why did you invent white people?

Bangers in the inbox today

A sun infographic except I draw said sun as a funny looking dude.

Adrian Brand's fighter spacecraft

Hey out of curiosity, have you ever considered recording your drawing process/making a speedpaint?, I really love your art and I have always been curious as to what your process is like. and your recent heavypaint paintings have rekindled this curiosity of mine!. Btw sorry for this long ask.

Thank you so much for the question (and compliment)! Why yes! I've never gone through with it in the past out of fear of my computer going up in flames upon rendering literal hours-long footage. However, HP actually has a timelapse function built in which made things a hell of a lot easier!

So here it is, the overdue robinwaaaaa dot tumblr dot com speedpaint... The sick beats were obligatory:

Our planets in one.