Xeni Jarkov: Fifty Years of NASA = Fifty Years of Space Collectibles

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Robert Pearlman, editor of the Houston-based space history and artifacts project collectSPACE , says:

Over the past few days.

“The Chinese government is desperate to turn the world's attention away from its abuses in Tibet as the Olympics take place, but the creativity and determination of Tibetans and their supporters has once again raised our outlawed national flag in Beijing tonight,”

said Lhadon Tethong, the Tibetan-Canadian Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet to document pro-Tibet protests in Beijing.

Here is coverage from other blog-pals we ran into out there:

Mojave historian and photographer Alan Radecki has posts up at MOJAVE SKIES

GIZMODO 's Brian Lam took some fantastic photos (including some goof-off shots I dumped on Flickr), and has a dreamy little video up .

The fine fellas at JAUNTED .

More photos from Dave Malkoff of CBS News.

(Space-helmet-tip of thanks: Charles Ogilvie and Abby Lunardini )

Below, Leaving Fear Behind (in Tibetan: ‘Jigdrel’), a truly incredible documentary film shot by Dhondup Wangchen and other ethnic Tibetans from inside Tibet, about bringing Tibetan voices to the Beijing Olympic Games. This really is an amazing piece of filmmaking. Wangchen was jailed by authorities in China for making this film. Snip:

With the global spotlight on China as it rises to host the XXIX Olympics, Tibetans wish to tell the world of the tragic reality of the Chinese government.”

Tibetans and Tibet supporters have defied the best efforts of the Chinese term "taikong" (space) and the Greek "naut" (traveler), or astronaut, according to the reflexive prejudices of their demographic, as they would for reality-show contestants or sitcom characters.