2008 – Selldon Photography

Phoenix lands on Mars (2008)

May 25, 2026Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration2008, 25/05, Mars, NASA, Phoenix

Phoenix was an uncrewed space probe that landed on the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated until November 2, 2008. Phoenix was operational on Mars for 157 sols (161 days). Its instruments were used…

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is Retired from Service (2008)

Apr 22, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration2008, 22/04, Aircraft, F-117, Lockheed, Nighthawk, scale model, scale models

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic, twin-engined stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed’s secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational aircraft to be designed with stealth technology.…

Endeavour’s STS-123 Mission (2008)

Mar 11, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration10/03, 2008, Canadarm, Endeavour, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, SPDM, STS-123

STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-123 was the 1J/A ISS assembly mission. The original launch target date was February 14, 2008, but after the delay…

The LHC is powered up in Cern (2008)

Sep 10, 2025Selldon0009 Objects, Selective Coloration10/09, 2008, CERN, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, Switzerland

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008, in collaboration…