The STS-126 mission began last night. It is a fairly routine maintenance trip that doesn’t realy scream excitement. However, I think the hilite of this one will be the fact it was a fairly uncommon night launch. I love a good night launch. I went to a basketball game and missed it live. So, here [...]
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Space going into space
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Intelligent Design, Travel on Oct 28th, 2008
OK, imagine this:
Ok, now imagine that going into space.
Oh man, the puns are limitless. However, I’m quite certain I couldn’t top anything she had to say about it herself:
“I’m very scared about it,” Hilton said. “What if I don’t come back? With the whole light years thing, what if I come back 10,000 years later, [...]
Spacex successfully launches Falcon 1
Posted in Travel on Sep 29th, 2008
This is very cool:
That’s the SpaceX Falcon 1. The first private rocket ever launched into space. It comes right on the heels of the Chinese making their first space walk. A lot was made of the Chinese flight, not a whole lot, yet, of the SpaceX launch. The Chinese walking in space just adds yet [...]
Two shuttles on pods
Posted in Technology, Travel on Sep 19th, 2008
According to NASA, that is the last time we’ll see that happen. Shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis poised and ready to fly at the same time. Atlantis is poised to launch in a few weeks for fix Hubbe. Then, a couple of weeks after it lands, Endeavour will launch. No other two flights will be scheduled [...]
Drake’s theory and why man may never be the aliens on another planet
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Technology, Travel on Aug 20th, 2008
Dang, that long title is guaranteed to screw up some formatting. But, it addresses a whole bunch of my posts very well. What got this post going was a recently released article written by Ian O’Neill for Universe Today. In it, he cites scientists who conclude:
It is highly improbable that humans will ever explore beyond [...]
Touring space?
Posted in Travel on Apr 11th, 2008
Sir Richard Branson is doing everything he can to develop and promote his Virgin space tours. Great concept I think. I’d be all over that idea if it weren’t for one pesky problem:
That is just man-made junk circling around the Earth. Now, NASA has a good billion dollar system for mitigating where those things are [...]
Those danged faulty fuel censors
Posted in Technology, Travel on Dec 9th, 2007
The Atlantis launch was once again scrubbed due to one fuel censor failing. Now, by description they are fairly simple things. However, when I look at the schematics:
They become a little more complicated. However, I still can’t help but wonder how something that does something so simple can be so troublesome over the years. This [...]
Global Warming fails Adrian Flanagan
Posted in Global Warming, Intelligent Design, People, Travel on Sep 4th, 2007
SOME people have been telling us for a while that the ice is melting at the poles due specifically to global warming. Al Gore says so too. Based on that information, Adrian Flanagan set out to do what no man could have done before, sail the North Pole. However, he’s hit a snag:
A BRITISH yachtsman [...]
Good Morning Spirit and Opportunity!
Posted in Technology, The Solar System, Travel on Sep 1st, 2007
The Mars rovers basically awoke from their hibernation during the dust storms on Mars. From the sound of things, they’re functioning and ready to go again. The stuff they’re finding on Mars is pretty cool. Their ability to survive for over three years is amazing to me. And, basically, there’s no immediate end in sight. [...]
Voyagers just keep going
Posted in Travel on Aug 20th, 2007
August 20, 1977 Voyager II blasted off and left the Earth’s atmosphere. Four years later it completed its mission. However, due to a fairly rare planetary alignment, they extended its life to map the outer planets. Then, something kind of strange happened. They both kept functioning. In late 2004, Voyager I left our solar system. [...]