Category Archives: Space Exploration

I Dream Of 3-D Printing

“Tea, Earl Grey, hot!” These famous words identify Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the fictional star-ship Enterprise. As he speaks these words to a ‘replicator’ installed on a wall in his room, a steaming-hot glass cup of tea appears to his satisfaction. These words have … Continue reading

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2013: 13th of 13 Things I Want to Know: What’s The Deal With Frogs In Space?

Sept 11th, 2013 – NASA carries out the much anticipated LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) launch to the moon on an unmanned mission. The liftoff took place from Pad 0B at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. On the … Continue reading

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2013: 10th of 13 Things I Want to Know: What Credit Score Do I Need For a Home Loan on Mars?

Discovery news posted this short news bit earlier this year, summarizing that colonizing beyond our planet is a doable feat. This is based on expectations from private ventures, to be able to run operations much leaner than NASA, mainly relying on … Continue reading

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2013: 8th of 13 Things I Want to Know: How Much Deodorant Will the Winners of the AXE Apollo Competition Get?

At the beginning of this year, AXE brand of men’s personal care products created a sensation with a marketing stunt around a Superbowl ad. The ad presented users of the Apollo scent as heroes.  What can be more heroic than … Continue reading

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2013: 7th of 13 Things I Want to Know: Sending Up a Bag of Light – Why?

9:30 PM local time, a beach on the Pacific; Summer time, completely dark, and I was on my way out when some commotion caught my attention.  A group of people of all ages were gathered around some light source. Suddenly … Continue reading

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2013: 6th of 13 Things I Want to Know: What is the Biggest Eye Ever?

NASA’s 2018 Next Generation James Webb Space Telescope in Full Size Taking place in Austin, TX, the SXSW Interactive Festival Last March 8-12 2013 was to feature many sessions and activities on the topic of space exploration.  One of the … Continue reading

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2013: 5th of 13 Things I Want to Know: Is a Badass Look a Valid Requirement for a Spacesuit?

Rumor has it, someone at SpaceX actually wrote they require a “badass” look in the spec delivered last year to Orbital Outfitters for a pressure spacesuit. I’m curious who…? This is what a normal spec looks like (NASA, Apollo 1, … Continue reading

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2013: 2nd of 13 Things I Want to Know: When is Iran’s President Going into Space?

Did an Iranian monkey in fact get to space last month? Will Ahmadinejad in fact be next? There was no independent confirmation to Iran’s claim that they launched a monkey into space, but this story was all over the news … Continue reading

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2013: 1st of 13 Things I Want to Know: Is the Tweeting ISS Astronaut Happy with his ISP?

Is Chris Hadfield who tweets from space on-board the International Space Station happy with his Internet provider? I’m always complaining about my service. Sometimes it’s too slow. Sometimes it’s not available. Astronauts have been tweeting from the space station since … Continue reading

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Detoxing Snow White @NASA Hyperbaric Chambers

I bet you never asked what Snow White has to do with NASA.  I never asked this before either, but it all made sense when I came across the story of Nikkie, a teenager who spent an entire month in … Continue reading

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Space. Who Says It’s a Good Idea?

There is yet to be found a story about the future that does not assume human presence outside our home planet, without some catastrophe to prevent it.  If we are confined to Earth, writers wrap it in a reality where … Continue reading

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On Starships and Nail Polish

    “I wonder how complicated it would be to put on nail polish while traveling on a starship,” I said thoughtfully, “and while there might be time to solve that problem, how do they do it on the International Space … Continue reading

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Libya is Why

People have asked me times and again why this interest in anything beyond the clouds. This week I’ve been reminded of one of the reasons. Hate. Reflected On Sept.11 (!) in the brutal murder of the American ambassador to Libya, … Continue reading

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Reflections on a Moonwalker’s Passing; or “I’m OK To Go!”

  Neil Armstrong on the moon next to the Lunar Module Eagle Credit: Reuters/Edwin Aldrin-NASA/Handout Friday July 20th was the anniversary of the first moon-landing (43rd). A month later, last Saturday August 25th 2012, the first Moonwalker Neil Armstrong died. … Continue reading

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Un-Artificial Intelligence, or: ‘The Ship Who Sang’

There are beautiful women that will still keep that status 30 years from now too, when they are old and wrinkled, because of the ‘Helva effect’.  One I can think of is Erin Burnett (CNN OutFront). In fact, Erin represents … Continue reading

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Greetings From Planet Earth

This story ends with a song.  The song is the alternative dance track “Symphonies“.  Released Dec. 2009, by Dan Black, made it as iTunes “Single of the Week” in 2010.  I only heard it recently in a remix featuring Kid … Continue reading

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Feels Like Mars

You’re standing barefoot on the sand and it’s almost uncomfortably warm.  It’s grainy, not fine as sand you would find on a beach, and it massages your feet.  It is all around you, orange-yellow in color, but it’s turning gray … Continue reading

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 /Dragon Launch

1:55 am (4:55 EDT) has come and gone, and I’m still holding my breath.  I’ve been holding it all day Friday, actually, as I’m sure everyone at SpaceX has been doing, afraid to exhale. While I’m writing these words, I’m … Continue reading

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