Puzzle Description:

Will this become a reality for everyone? Astronaut seeing the moon (top center) over America while out in an EVA with the MMU.

#1: karl (keicher) on Jun 12, 2011

this is one of the puzzles where you did a lot with a little. good image for being 20x20.

thanks for entry Kadou

i dont see the moon
i see a nice earth on the right and the astronaut in the center (with somethins around his waist like the strap/attachment for the jetpack on his back)
unless the moon is the tiny white pixel in r1c12 (showing extreme distance due to its perspective)

WOW!

^what she said.

Well done, Kadou. The image popped for me right at the end.

There was a recent news report about the future of commercial spaceflight after retirement of the NASA space shuttle fleet.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43211040#43211040

My family plans to attend the final shuttle launch, currently scheduled for July 8. We hope they don't push back the dates too much. We expect to have a single day's notice.

Awesome puzzle! Popped right out with the last pixel

congratulations! great image!

Thank you all!
Yes, bugaboo you found the moon. The attachement is the nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled back pack device called the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). It is used for Extra-vehicular activity (EVA).
See the MMU: http://galaxywire.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mmu_view_graph.jpg
See the earth & moon: http://nilmabostonrio.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/brazil-from-space.jpg?w=1171&h=1107

Neat picture. Like a Monet painting, it becomes more clear when you step away.

WOW! Very cool. And a lesson to boot.

Thanks Crissy!

I'll add my own WOW! Very impressive!!

Every additional "wow" is very appreciated, thanks debbie! :)

Terrific puzzle on a favorite theme of mine.

I actually recognized North and South America rather early in the solve, but it I thought it was a coincidence because I couldn't figure out what the rest of the puzzle was, but then I found the astronaut's head and knew what I was drawing.

Well, not the moon. It's a little too square.

you liked my square moon once

Thanks Jan!

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