gingersmaps:

Today, NASA named its Mars Curiosity landing site “Bradbury Landing” after our late, beautiful, sensitive author Ray Bradbury, who passed away in June.

“Today would have been Ray Bradbury’s 92nd birthday, but he’s already reached immortality in his short stories and books,” said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. “His books have truly inspired us. His ‘Martian Chronicles’ has inspired our curiosity.”

As a long-time recommender of ‘The Martian Chronicles’ (next to ‘I, Robot’ as one of the best scifi books I’ve ever read), this — to put it in tumblr terms — is a bit too many feels for me all at once.

Happy Birthday, Ray. Only wish you and Carl were around to see it.

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    ¡Lo que ennegrecí, por la cresta! ¡Es lo que más deseé el día de hoy, también!
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    o hi friend looks like our covers with creepy martian head are bff
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    My man Bradbury
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