Infrastructure that looks like sci fi
@sci_fi_infra
Real life sci-fi infrastructure. Operated by @_brianpotter
Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier under construction
Launch tower for rocket-triggered lightning at the University of Central Florida.
Taking measurement at a General Electric Turbine factory 1948
US Air Force Orbiting Vehicle 1-8
Closest Image ever taken of Jupiter. Credit: NASA
Jet engine test stand with a turbulence control structure
Just. Wow. As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite. Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. We have a great view above the clouds, so…
ArtScience Museum in Singapore under construction
can we clone the guy that was responsible for the soviet aerospace r&d spending and double the budget asap?
Amazing footage showing the launch of ballistic missiles earlier today by Iran against Israel, from the cockpit of a commercial aircraft flying over Dubai.
Patient receiving radiation treatment at the University of California Medical Center in the 1950s
In Norway, lasers are being used to remove sea lice from farmed salmon. The Stingray Laser System uses cameras to scan the salmon, identify lice, and then deliver a laser pulse to kill them.
National Ignition Facility target chamber
Birds on the front lines weave their nests from fiber optics.
Luxor hotel and casino under construction, Las Vegas.
Japanese factory at night, Fukuoka, by @kobateck (via designyoutrust.com/2019/07/japane……)
Love this view! 😍 Soon the world will be very familiar with looking out the window of a seaglider…
Swedish-ESO Submillimeter Telescope
