Doug McLeod ‘Outbound’ (1988). From The Book Visions Of Space By David Hardy (1989)

!!Important!!

there’s such an unhealthy stigma, especially in academic communities, surrounding taking time off or dropping out. putting education above your health and well-being isn’t okay and should not be the standard. obviously there are positives to school/college/uni, but the environment created by the education system can be so horrifically damaging in so many ways, and demonising stepping away from or leaving it only makes it worse. as much as education is important, your health and well-being are infinitely more so. 

it is okay to take breaks. it’s okay to take a year off. it’s okay to leave if that’s what you need to do. dropping out does not make you stupid, nor does it make you a failure. take care of yourself first and foremost. traditional education is not the only way to learn.

If humans aren’t meant to travel to other planets then why does my skeleton feel too heavy to exist comfortably in Earth gravity???? Explain that sweaty

Down the ladder, Apollo 12, 19 November 1969.

The thing about civilization is, it keeps you civil. Get rid of one, you can’t count on the other. THE EXPANSE (2015-2022)

Path of the Hermes spacecraft in “The Martian”.

Red dot - Mars

Blue dot - Earth

Moving white dot - Hermes

i cannot stress the importance of letting yourself be autistic

not just the good parts, not the parts that are met with an “aw, that’s a good autistic trait, so it’s ok!”

no. fuck that. you’re autistic, and as long as you’re not hurting anyone (including yourself), do whatever the fuck you need to in order to have your needs met and feel comfortable. 

it sounds harsh, but sometimes it needs to be: fuck other peoples’ feelings. they are not the top priority in your life, you are.

Space Shuttle launch, NASA concept art

Animated gif for a class that I procrastinated on for like a month! It’s Sally Ride, who I had a mild obsession with in like elementary school

Selene Goddess of the Moon by Susan Lyon

sun gf & moon gf ☀️🌙