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National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010

2010-11-21T05:11:00.001-08:00

National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010

National Geographic is once again holding their annual Photo Contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30th. For the past eight weeks, they have been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to rate them as well. National Geographic was again kind enough to let me choose some of their entries from 2010 for display here on The Big Picture. Collected below are 47 images from the three categories of People, Places and Nature. Captions were written by the individual photographers. (47 photos total)

Kanana Camp, Botswana. Pulling over by the side of the road to watch a grazing giraffe, we spotted an amber head lurking behind a small mound. A hungry lioness. Watching, waiting, camera to my eye, she eventually chose her moment and pounced just as the giraffe sensed danger. The lioness gave chase, but failed. Hungry, she lay down, invisible, in the grass not ten feet from us and waited again. (Photo and caption by Alex Tan)

A supercell thunderstorm rolls across the Montana prairie at sunset. (Photo and caption by Sean Heavey) #

Salvation. Appreciate life to save the world. (Photo and caption by Hongsik Kim) #

The Great Pyramids. The people of Ancient Egypt believed that death on Earth was the start of a journey to the next world. The embalmed body of the King was entombed underneath or within the pyramid to protect it and allow his transformation and ascension to the afterlife. (Photo and caption by Jesus Oranday) #

The Music Of Love. This picture was taken in Tenganan Village, Bali (2010). Tenganan is the most famous Bali Aga (original Balinese) village and is located close to Candi Dasa in East Bali. A man was playing bamboo music to entertain a disabled child which is not his son, but he loves this child likes he loves his own son. (Photo and caption by Ario Wibisono) #

Liquid Planet. Another picture from the Liquid Vision Series, which shows a different point of view of waves. An angle that people are not used to seeing. (Photo and caption by Freddy Cerdeira) #

Brown bear, Buskin River, Kodiak Alaska. This bear had been fishing in the river on this morning. It climbed onto the bank and laid down in the grass. This photo was taken about an hour after sunrise just as the sun was starting to clear the trees. The temperature was near the dew point and steam was rising off its body. It didn’t seem at all concerned by the fishermen in the river or the photographer on the bank. (Photo and caption by James Haskins) #

Praying Mantis - Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii. This beautiful whalbergii evolved through two of its nymph-stages on the Barberton Daisy at left, surviving because of its bright color which blended so well with the flower. Towards the end of its growth into an adult, it became a little more adventurous (but not much more) as pictured here. Once it had shed the layer in this picture, it became a fully-fledged adult, and departed after about two weeks. Total stay in this tiny ecosystem was approximately six weeks. (Photo and caption by Fred Turck) #

A Wrinkle in Time. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (Photo and caption by Nikki Krecicki) #

Alone. I was up in the air in an helicopter, taking images for the community and suddenly I saw one tree surrounded by thousands of spruces and I got only one shot in this perfect light. (Photo and caption by Mats Almlöf) #

The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil is considered a wildlife sanctuary, but today, even in this isolated archipelago dolphins are victims of the bad habits of consumption. (Photo and caption by João Vianna) #

Cosmic. Mother nature doing what she does best. (Photo and caption by Patrick John O'Doherty) #

The child in us. Traveling from Zhangmu (Nepal-Tibet border) to the Tibetan capital - Lhasa you can see road workers all along the Friendship Highway. The Chinese industrialization has affected Tibet a great deal. But despite the Chinese government's attempts to settle Chinese population across the Tibetan Plateau, the Roof of the World still remains a place where only the Tibetans can survive its harsh climate conditions. A Tibetan boy holding the hand of his father who works on the road construction, Tibet. (Photo and caption by Sergi Barisashvili) #

The baboon in front was harassing one of the babies in the troop. This male facing the camera attacked him. The whole fight was over in a few seconds but it was loud and seemingly vicious. The rest of the troop was scrambling around trying to get out of their way. There is, needless to say, always a lot of drama going on in a baboon troop. (Photo and caption by Sharon Raoli) #

Unsafe Journey. A woman is riding between the railway carriages of a local train heading north from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Her luggage is tucked under the carriage in front of her. It is the month of Ramadan, a fast which culminates in Eid-ul-Fitr, a three-day celebration. Tens of thousands of people leave the city to go to their home village and celebrate with their families. Trains are packed and many who fail to get tickets before they sell out or can't afford buying them at the black market ride on the roof of the train or, like this woman, finds a quiet spot between the carriages. (Photo and caption by Amy Helene Johansson) #

Lightning Strike NY Harbor. This shot was captured during a major electrical storm. There was little wind and no rain which allowed me to stay safely inside and shoot from an open window. This was the 82nd exposure out of 150 made that night. The camera was mounted on a tripod, exposures made with a cable release for 5 seconds at f10. Except for a some minor level adjustments and a square crop this was what came out of the camera. (Photo and caption by Jay Fine) #

Boise Sunrise. With the fog and morning light this looks like a place I'd love to be. If you look very closely, you can see a deer in a clearing in the center left area of the picture (small dot, head poking above bushes, see detail). (Photo and caption by Glen Hush) #

Yes it's spring. Fishing on the end of the bridge. (Photo and caption by Stan Bouman) #

The Look. There are only 400 of these birds in existence. (Photo and caption by Rolf Skrypzak) #

Against the windstorm on Mont Blanc. My friend Laszlo Varkonyi is leading a group on Mont Blanc, he died on Everest this April in a fatal accident: a big serac fell down. (Photo and caption by Aniko Molnar) #

Mystery Bug. This was on my clothesline. I have no idea what it is. I have used a macro lens as the insect was only an inch or so long. We live in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia. The rainforest around our house sometimes brings forth intriguing creatures like this. I know it looks like a studio shot but it isn't. The photograph was was taken in natural light. The background is a sheet that was serendipitously drying on the clothesline at the time. I have rotated the image to make the insect easier to examine. If anyone can tell me what it is I would be grateful. (Photo and caption by Stephen Hocking) #

Pure Elements. I drove my 4x4 over rivers to get a view of the Volcano eruption at "Fimmvorduhals" in Iceland. It was a full moon and strong winds gave me problems standing still outside the truck. I had my camera with me and zoom lens but no tripod, suddenly there was a magical moment, I was experiencing a display of nature rarely seen by man. I found my camera with the zoom lens, rushed out of the truck, trying to fight the strong wind. I pushed the camera on to the hood of the truck trying to stand still, holding my breath, I shot 30 frames, and only one shot was good. (Photo and caption by Olafur Ragnarsson) #

Bicycle Crash. Zestful BMX (Bicycle Moto-Cross) rider crashes after a failed attempt to grind the handrail. When in pain, even the ambitious, strong, extreme sports loving man looks like a simple, tired, vulnerable person. (Photo and caption by Karolis Milasevicius) #

The Serra da Leba Road near Lubango (Huíla, Angola). This is Serra da Leba, a landmark in Angola. A road built in the 70's, it's been in the country's postcard images for decades, but all shots were taken by day. I wanted something different and tried a night shot. But it seemed impossible: pitch dark, foggy, altitude of 1,800m (5,000ft). I wanted no more than 60sec of exposure, max, to avoid digital noise. But a car takes a few minutes to climb or descend this section of the road. The fog was dense and blocking the view! Suddenly the fog cleared, a few cars went down, others went up, they met in the middle in under 60sec... Painting done! (Photo and caption by Kostadin Luchansky) #

A Llama stands at the crest of a hill as the sun sets behind it at Chavín de Huántar, Peru. (Photo and caption by John Palmer Gregg) #

Fallen Angel. A legionnaire from the French Foreign Legion's 2REP (Foreign Parachute Regiment) sits in an armored personnel carrier en route to an operation near Badpash Kusa Kala, Afghanistan on June 16, 2010. (Photo and caption by Steven Greaves) #

Foot and Thistle, Mountain Gorilla of Rwanda. I was fortunate to visit the rare and endangered Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, February of 2010. This young gorilla had fallen asleep with a thistle grasped in his foot. The thistle is one of their food sources. They learn to extract the pith from the spine-defended inedible stem. This particular gorilla demonstrates syndactyly of the third and fourth toes, a common congenital malformation also found in humans. (Photo and caption by Jim Edwards) #

Lightning Crashes. A lightning bolt strikes the antenna of The Center building in Central Hong Kong during a storm on September 13, 2009. (Photo and caption by Michael Siward) #

Oasis. (Photo and caption by Nam In Geun) #

Me'enit Boy, Southwestern Ethiopia. One of our neighborhood friends, Sintiyu, looking on. A rare opportunity to see him undistracted by the camera, and absorbed in his family. (Photo and caption by Stephen Murdoch) #

Moths to Light. Moths attracted to a light in front of my home. (Photo and caption by Steve Irvine) #

Surva, the International Festival of the Masquerade Games held in the town of Pernik, Bulgaria is the biggest event of this type not only in Bulgaria but on the Balkan Peninsula as well. It promotes variations of ancient Bulgarian customs that are still alive today. These are an important part of the Bulgarian folklore tradition and are meant to be performed by single men and women. With its competitive nature, the festival is not only a venue but also a contest for the living vessels of this tradition, namely the Kukeri and Survakari. (Photo and caption by Orlin Ognyanov) #

Ki Gompa. This picture was taken when I visited the Buddhist Monastery of Ki. Ki is a tiny village in the middle of the Himalayas, and next to it is Ki Gompa (Ki Monastery). I lived with the monks for about a week, and this picture reflects the peaceful, almost heavenly atmosphere that characterizes this place. The Monastery is almost 4,000 meters high, and I had to climb almost 500 meters more to get this panorama. This place is a touch of heaven. (Photo and caption by Natalia Luzuriaga) #

Haunting Glimpse. An encounter with an elusive Canada Lynx is said to be a rare privilege. I am honored to have had the opportunity to see a Lynx up close and personal. As I photographed this beautiful cat, I felt transfixed by its wild, untamed, haunting eyes. This is a once in a lifetime chance that I will cherish forever. (Photo and caption by Janet Chester) #

Suradita Village, West Java, Indonesia. Children playing with their roosters. Actually it was not a real cockfight because the roosters didn't wear blades on their feet. Children like to play this game because they almost never have toys in their life. (Photo and caption by Ario Wibisono) #

Silhouetted against the headlights of their engine, Firemen attempt to put out a blaze caused by a gigantic natural gas line explosion near San Francisco in September of 2010. The fire destroyed 37 homes, and resulted in seven fatalities. (Photo and caption by Josh Edelson) #

Power of childhood. City: Lençois; Estate: Bahia; Country: Brazil. (Photo and caption by Rodrigo West de Magalhaes) #

North Atlantic seals enduring winter storm. It was already -1 and with a strong wind it was colder still, Had to position myself so as to shield the camera from the wind to keep the image sharp the snow was being blown horizontally away from me. (Photo and caption by Eric Garnett) #

Great Blue Heron with fish. The largest and most widespread heron in North America. When foraging, they stand silently along riverbanks, lake shores, or in wet meadows, waiting for prey to come by, which they then strike with their bills. (Photo and caption by Linh Dinh) #

A walk along the river bank. This photo was taken in Zhenyuan, Guizhou Province, China this summer. I was taking a walk along the river bank of Wuyang in the mist of a late afternoon shower. Refreshing smell after rain was mixed with the aroma from nearby food stands. In the distance, kids were playing and laughing. The tranquil and harmonious life of the local people reminds me of the joyful time I grew up in a similar small town in Southwest China. (Photo and caption by Fred Wang) #

Heavy load. One morning in August, I was on my way to pick up the newspaper. Everything was moist and wet, and I spotted this little fly on a small white flower, just outside my bedroom window. Two hours after I shot this picture I went outside again, and the fly was still sitting on the same flower - still not able to fly. (Photo and caption by Audun Wigen) #

Table Mountain. I took this picture in June 2009 while I was just outside of Cape Town, South Africa. I was working at a kids camp and took a quick shot of the sun setting over Table Mountain as we were headed in for dinner. I was in such a rush to capture the sunset while trying to keep an eye on a bunch of kids on the playground that I didn't even notice the boy in the right edge of my viewfinder. It wasn't until I was back home in Tennessee that I discovered the huge impact of this picture. The duality of the not-quite-teenage boy and the 260-million-year-old mountain in the same shot absolutely amazed me. (Photo and caption by Quinn Ballard) #

Herring Gull with Guillemot Chick. Taken on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, the herring gull circled around the guillemot colony three or four times before dropping in and picking up this chick with the guillemot colony watching. (Photo and caption by Ron McCombe) #

Pyramid mountain. Maelifellssandur volcanic dust desert in Iceland. (Photo and caption by Sukru Mehmet Omur) #

Giraffes at Savannah. Unusual perspective shot depicting two giraffes and a tree in Masai Mara, Kenya. (Photo and caption by Niko Saunio) #

After the Crash. My dear friend, Laura, fell from the sky. The helicopter she was traveling in crashed into an open, dry field and burst info flames, killing three of the six passengers on board, including the pilot. Laura survived, but barely. She was burned, crushed, and near death. She broke 45 bones. She was pulled from the burning wreckage by her hair. To this day, she still cannot walk. While there wasn't a part of her body that was unharmed, her spirit and determination to live a full, happy life remains stronger than ever. This image taken in a lush, green field is meant to signify her rebirth. (Photo and caption by Judy Starkman) #

Cloud and ship. Ukraine, Crimea, Black sea, view from Ai-Petri mountain. (Photo and caption by Yevgen Timashov) #

65th Anniversary of Workers' Party in Pyongyang

2010-10-11T06:05:00.000-07:00

The DPRK has been large-scale celebration of the 65 th anniversary of the ruling Korean Workers' Party, during which their first public appearance as a successor to current leader Kim Jong Il, the country appeared his 27-year-old son, Kim Jong Un. Rumors that he was elected to his father the next leader of the nation, at the end of last week for the first time officially confirmed in the leadership of the DPRK. The fact that the ruling dynasty, Kim does not intend to part with power, finally convinced, and in Washington. Under the cut military parade in North Korea through the eyes of photographers of the leading agencies.

Last Space Shuttle Spaceflights - 'Discovery' Rollout

2010-10-08T08:42:00.000-07:00

"Early in the morning , the shuttle" Discovery "was removed from the assembly complex and taken to the launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center" - the report says. To the launch pad had been invited by NASA employees and their families.

"A lot of experts working on the shuttle program, now we want them all to attend the launch pad before the final flight" - said NASA spokesman Allard Boytel. He called this moment "opportunity for families of employees of NASA to look at something that had been given many years of work on the program, the U.S. manned space flight." In the upcoming flight of Discovery "STS-133 will be made the 39 th shuttle mission to the ISS and the 133rd space shuttle mission in the history of the project, which began in 1981. In February 2011 will have to fly the shuttle Endeavour, which will become the latest official shuttle, departing the station. NASA said they are considering the feasibility of another shuttle launch of Atlantis in the summer of 2011, but until a final decision on the launch there.

On STS-133 will deliver supplies to the International Space Station in a modified transport module Leonardo and experimental transport platform (Express Logistics Carrier 4). Transport Module "Leonardo" is used to deliver the equipment to the ISS and back to Earth. Module "Leonardo" six times flew to the station. After the last flight in November 2009, the module was modified so that it will forever remain docked to the station. It will be used as extra storage space in the ISS. On Discovery into space will go and Robonavt 2 (Robonaut 2, R2) - a robot that has been jointly developed by General Motors and NASA. The purpose of running a robot - to check its operation in zero gravity, the impact on his work space and electromagnetic radiation. Commander of STS-133 crew appointed Steven Lindsey, pilot - Eric Boe, mission specialists: Alvin Drew, Michael Barratt, Timothy Kopra and Nicole Stott.

Soyuz TMA-M

2010-10-07T04:14:00.000-07:00

The biggest environmental disaster in Hungary (Part 2)

2010-10-06T14:31:00.000-07:00

On Monday, October 4 in the western part of Hungary there was a major technological catastrophe, which resulted in local rivers spilled about 700 000 cubic meters of toxic chemical waste. As a result, many animals have died, four people, another 120 were injured, mostly burns. Three-meter layer of mud poured into nearby villages, washing away roads with cars and rushing water in local rivers Markan. Rescuers rushed to pour into the river 1000 tons of plaster to hold back the red mud from falling into the Danube River. Red mud - a byproduct of refining bauxite into alumina, which is a thick mixture containing oxides of aluminum, iron, titanium and other metals, and alkali.

TMA-01M Rollout

2010-10-06T11:34:00.000-07:00

Launch vehicle Soyuz-FG launch with the first manned spacecraft of a new series of Soyuz TMA-01M, equipped with a digital control system, on Tuesday set to Gagarin's launch at Baikonur, the correspondent of RIA Novosti news agency at the first launch site launch site. The main crew includes Russians, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka, as well as an American, Scott Kelly, a backup crew - Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and Ronald Garan. The launch vehicle Soyuz-FG with the manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-01M "to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for Oct. 8 at 3.10 GMT, docked with the ISS - on October 10 at 04.02 GMT.

Major technological catastrophe in Hungary

2010-10-05T23:47:00.000-07:00

Late Monday at a factory for the production of alumina Ajkai Timfoldgyar Zrt near the Hungarian town of Haik, an explosion occurred, did not survive the dam, protected the neighborhood from the thousands of tons of chemical waste - red mud. As a result, 700,000 cubic meters of poisoned water gushed out with great speed down the hill. On its path were three settlements: hundreds of homes, thousands of residents. Toxic substances have already reached the local reservoirs. Now one of the major threats - the possibility of getting poisoned water in major rivers including the Danube. In this scenario, an environmental catastrophe can grow to an international scale.

Train de voyageurs s'est écrasé dans l'Inde

2010-07-20T04:00:00.001-07:00

Du Bengale occidental, Inde - sauveteurs indiens trouvé deux enfants vivant sont tués dans une collision de trains. Le garçon est dans un état de choc. La police cherche à établir son nom et de trouver leurs parents. Indienne authentique histoire. Sur la photo: locaux occupés spectateurs wagons de la chercher du travail de sauvetage dans les décombres.

Time's Challenge Kenya

2010-07-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

Kenya, un élevage de pays, connaît des moments difficiles de son histoire. En raison de la forte au cours des cent dernières années de sécheresse, la surpopulation, guerres intestines a ouvert une véritable guerre pour les ressources, les ressources nécessaires pour le bétail. La tribu des Masai Mara région aux prises avec les choix difficile à faire - au sol pour les vaches ou des terres pour la survie. Les tribus de Samburu, Randy, le bore et d'autres de la partie nord du pays émigrent vers la terre brûlée stériles dans les terres les plus fertiles du Sud, ce qui chauffe le degré de conflit. Les membres des tribus vivant autour du lac Turkana, qui est maintenant plus engagés dans la pêche, que les bovins, devront bientôt compter avec des barrages qui sont construits sur le développement de projets hydroélectriques. Cette photo de Brent Stirtona, célèbre photographe de l'agence Getty, qui se spécialise dans les questions africaines, de la peinture en va parler des problèmes au Kenya.

Sur la photo: le lieu d'abattage de bovins qui ont eu lieu pour le droit de faire paître sur les territoires appartenant à la tribu Pokot.

Image du Jour

2010-07-19T08:28:00.000-07:00

Bonjour à tous! Il aimerait voir le ciel, cette semaine a commencé à pleuvoir et laissez la chaleur. Pour la première fois voir comment le devant de ma maison est devenue l'herbe jaune. La dernière fois chaleur au cours d'un ouragan en 1998, j'espère que ce temps sera plus doux.

Ne conduisez pas

2010-07-16T09:31:00.000-07:00

16/07/2010, Suède | C'est comme ça que le matin de 35 ans, ce Suédois a volé dans la grange sur la route en vertu Billinforsom. Le conducteur a été transporté par hélicoptère vers un hôpital, mais son ans fils de 7, malgré le fait que je me suis assis dans le siège bouclé la sécurité des enfants, a été tué sur le coup.

résidents d'été, faire attention maintenant, ne conduisez pas. "Nous avons eu - une visite à Dieu il n'ya pas de retards.

Décollage et atterrissage à bord de porte-avions

2010-07-15T00:12:00.000-07:00

Infographie sur la forme la plus difficile de vol - décollage et d'atterrissage sur des jets un porte-avions. Un fait curieux - du début à la phase stable de vol ne prend que 8-10 secondes, et la piste d'atterrissage à 15 mètres de moins que la bande à décoller - à seulement 90 mètres, et la voiture doit être arrêtée jusqu'à zéro à 240 km / h.

Image du Jour: Le Petit Chaperon Rouge

2010-07-12T07:33:00.000-07:00

11.07.2010 , Afrique du Sud | Quelques minutes avant la réunion finale de la Coupe du monde 2010 dans le domaine sauté fan espagnol connu sous le nom Jimmy Jump et a essayé de porter un chapeau rouge sur la Coupe du Monde , mais a été arrêté par le personnel de sécurité .

Cérémonie de clôture de la Coupe du Monde 2010

2010-07-12T07:18:00.001-07:00

JOHANNESBURG , Afrique du Sud - L'ancien président sud-africain Nelson Mandela, pour qui l'ouverture de cette Coupe du Monde a été marqué par la mort de sa petite-fille , encore comparu devant des partisans en prévision de la finale entre les Pays-Bas et l'Espagne . Chaudement vêtus Mandela , avec son épouse Graça Machel Graco voyagé autour du stade de Johannesburg sur la foule de golf -tion accueil des spectateurs dans les gradins . Fans accueilli l'avion de combat bien connu contre l'apartheid et le bruit assourdissant des vuvuzel applaudissements. Après avoir passé plusieurs minutes sur le terrain , il a quitté le terrain de football et devant les fans semblaient chanteuse Shakira , qui a effectué l'hymne Coupe du Monde 2010 "Waka Waka - Le temps pour l'Afrique "

Andres Iniesta et le but en or en Coupe du Monde en Afrique du Sud!

2010-07-12T07:15:00.000-07:00

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Catalans se battent pour l'indépendance de l'Espagne

2010-07-11T07:23:00.000-07:00

A Barcelone, le samedi, Juillet 10, a organisé une manifestation en faveur de l' indépendance de la Catalogne , en Espagne, où , selon la police , a été suivi par plus d'un million de personnes . La raison pour laquelle l'action a été la décision de la Cour constitutionnelle d'Espagne , qui est considérée comme illégale nombre de points du nouveau Règlement sur l'autonomie de la région . Ils ont été reconnus index avec la nature séparatiste .

Image du Jour: Dead Season

2010-07-10T08:27:00.000-07:00

VIENNE , AUTRICHE - Ils - ceux qui ont volé à la Russie , et qui s'est envolé pour les États-Unis - se sont réunis dans un thriller d'espionnage classique - sur un territoire neutre en Autriche . Toutefois, contrairement au film, au lieu du pont a été la piste. Et il est peu probable qu'ils pouvaient voir les yeux . Ceux dont le chemin était à Washington , a été portée directement à la rampe fermés . D'autres, qui courut à Moscou, l'a emmené à la cage d'escalier ouverte , mais à une grande distance est difficile de dire qui est qui parmi les gens à bord de l'avion russe.

Le saumon sockeye est allé

2010-07-10T08:25:00.000-07:00

Russie | L'une des personnes les plus intéressantes dans LJ - photographe et voyageur Igor Shpilenok écrit aujourd'hui dans son journal que le saumon sockeye du lac Kouriles a été un mouvement massif. superbe spectacle de lui-même, mais quand le congé à terre des ours et de la pêche organiser et générale

Image du Jour: Jabulanies Coupe du Monde Imprimé

2010-07-09T06:40:00.000-07:00

JOHANNESBURG, Afrique du Sud - en particulier pour le match final de la Coupe du monde d'aujourd'hui dans les bals partie Jabulani imprimés les noms des pays participants: Espagne, Pays-Bas

Les coups de soleil Solar Impulse

2010-07-08T06:39:00.000-07:00

En Suisse , a terminé un vol d'essai de 24 heures d'une énergie solaire Solar Impulse . Selon les scientifiques , les essais ont été réussis et rapprocher le moment où un tel avion peut voler à l'ensemble du globe . Le vol a été effectué afin de déterminer si l'avion avec succès l'utilisation de l'énergie accumulée pendant la journée pour les vols de nuit. Selon les testeurs , on a découvert que Solar Impulse , équipé d'un 12 000 panneaux solaires pourraient un jour économiser suffisamment d'énergie qui lui permettait de l'utiliser pendant la nuit . Solar Impulse a atterri aujourd'hui à l' aéroport de Payerne à 09:00 heure locale (11:00 heure de Moscou ) . Le personnel a géré l'un des concepteurs André Borshberg . A la veille de l'avion a une envergure qui atteint 63 m , a décollé de l' aérodrome situé près de la g.Payern suisses environ 7:00 heure locale ( 09h00 heure de Moscou ) . Selon le commandant de l'aéronef , le soir de Juillet 7, le plan devait s'élever à 8,5 milliers de mètres de nuit prévue lent déclin , et le matin du 8 Juillet - atterrissage qui a été exécuté . En 2012 , " Impulse " faire le tour du globe. Les créateurs de l'appareil est pratiquement aucun doute qu'il est capable de rester en l'air pendant au moins 36 heures sans une goutte de carburant, mais avec la fatigue du pilote n'a pas pu être aidés. «Il ya quelque chose de complètement inconnu , non seulement dans l'aviation , mais aussi dans la société - a déclaré peu après le lancement réussi du gestionnaire de projet de Bertrand Piccard . - Notre objectif - pour montrer que l'humanité n'est pas un esclave aux combustibles fossiles et que les énergies renouvelables n'est pas seulement porno pour nerds ».

Flugtag 2010 à Kiev

2010-07-01T08:09:00.000-07:00

Heureux événement a eu lieu Juin 19 à Kiev , le canal Rusanivsky - Flugtag , avion de compétition insensée propulsé par la force musculaire . Dans la lutte acharnée contre la Yaytseplanom Vikings , des Penguins de Kiev zoo, cigares et autres Juan prétendants sérieux gagné l'équipe de Kiev " descendre " . L'avion " descendre " a été créé sous la forme d' kukuruznika - biplan qui, au lieu du fuselage - épis de maïs . Vol d'une équipe de 12 mètres , mais a obtenu les meilleures notes du jury de la déclaration sur la rampe et la créativité de ses avions . L'équipe pilote " descendre " : Ilya « correct » de l'équipage : Alexandre « Podushkins » , Dmitry « Vassia » , Xénia « Podushkins » et Julia « Molekula » . Maintenant, l'équipe " descendre " sera prêt pour la finale Air Race Red Bull Air Race , qui se tiendra à Lisbonne , en Septembre de cette année. Les capitaines des équipes dans la course Red Bull Air Race sera nécessaire pour voler dans le sport plan de Red Bull Air Race et, comme c'est déjà le deuxième pilote , effectuer des tours de voltige. En second lieu, l'équipe a été Kharkiv «Flying Axe » ( Flying Axe ) sous le commandement pilote Helena Starkova , "Flying Axe a volé sur tous - le 22 mètres . «Flying Axe » a reçu comme prix pour visiter toute l'équipe du légendaire musée de l'aviation Hangar -7 , qui est situé en Autriche . Troisième place du Red Bull Flugtag - « Penguins Kiev zoo " . L'équipe des Penguins a volé sur votre téléphone 14 mètres . Comme un prix, tous les membres de l'équipage ont reçu des certificats pour le saut en parachute tandem .

Image du Jour : Wild Life

2010-06-28T02:00:00.000-07:00

Apple a commencé à vendre l'iPhone 4

2010-06-25T10:33:00.000-07:00

Enfin , l'événement tant attendu a eu lieu . A commencé à vendre 4 iPhone ! Maintenant une nouvelle génération de l'iPhone peuvent être achetés dans les magasins aux États-Unis . Les files d'attente en ce moment ne sont pas moins que d'habitude .

Les acheteurs sont venus pour les nouveaux téléphones « Apple iPhone 4 " à la 5e Avenue à New York le Juin 24.

Aux États-Unis , même les personnes sans-abri réagir le début des ventes à l' » magasin « Apple à sa manière ( l'inscription sur le T -shirt : « Achetez-moi iPhone 4 " )

Evan Vidzhzak First Boston a acheté une nouvelle iPhone 4.

Même avant la publication des acheteurs ont commencé à assiéger boutique « Apple » .

Jesse James ( à gauche) et David Pitts attendent l'ouverture de la » magasin « Apple à Arlington , à acheter les 4 iPhone . «Société »Apple prévoit de vendre 2.000.000 iPhone 4 à la fin du trimestre .

commis de magasin « »Apple applaudissements salua les premiers clients après le magasin a ouvert à New York .

commis de magasin salue les premiers clients .

commis de magasin répondre aux questions des clients sur le nouvel iPhone 4.

Nouveau Apple iPhone 4 a été remis au directeur général de la «Pomme » Steve Jobs à la Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 Apple World Wide Developers » de San Francisco sur Juin 7.

Image du Jour: Medvedev et Obama au petit-déjeuner dans le restaurant de Ray Hell Burger

2010-06-25T09:57:00.000-07:00

Juin 24 | Arlington , Etats-Unis . Président de petit-déjeuner dans le restaurant de Ray Hell Burger

Service de presse Photo du président de la Russie

Un nouveau satellite militaire israélien, appelé Ofek -9

2010-06-23T08:40:00.000-07:00

Ministère israélien de la Défense signalé le lancement réussi d'un nouveau satellite militaire, appelé Ofek -9 , qui est un satellite espion de dernière génération . « Ofek -9 est équipé de caméras à haute résolution qui permettra à Israël de contrôler le développement du programme nucléaire iranien .

Le nouveau satellite compagnie de plusieurs autres satellites israéliens opérant en orbite . Selon le ministère de la Défense , trois d'exploitation en même temps, le satellite donnera un maximum d'informations de renseignement israéliens .