It’s been an interesting week since the news of the possible Greenland purchase by the USA broke through the ice. There was much speculation as to veracity of the effort at first, and a lot
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The Earth: You will be rocked
In a story on Zerohedge about the Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) Apophis, it is noted that the celestial body is to pass within the orbital range of most of our communication satellites, approaching somewhere in the
Read moreThor’s Day – Greenland!
Alright, it’s not every day that one hears of one country absorbing another. Well, not these days, anyway. It used to be common for that sort of thing to happen back in antiquity, as countries
Read moreOutbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Robots to Mars
While we’ve talking about Lunar Exploration, a parallel path would be underway to check out the Red Planet. Starting around Robotic Asteroid Exploration (OPS.7), the phase known as Robotic Martian Exploration (OPS.11) would begin. The
Read moreThor’s Day – Going A-Viking And Returning Home
There is a concept of Vikings going forth and plundering and marauding, among other things, and to some degree that’s true. But really, most Viking travel was for simple trade, of sometimes just to explore
Read moreThor’s Day – Resistance
I’m going to go back in time a bit and address part of the reason why I started the “Happy Thor’s Day” weekly feature. There is a global conflict over societal identity, and the fractures
Read moreHeroes of Apollo
Fifty Years ago today, the Apollo crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, And Michael Collins made their way to our Moon, with Armstrong and Aldrin completing a successful (if harrowing) landing on the lunar surface.
Read moreAsteroid Hunting with the Big Guns
I just read an interesting article regarding this year’s Planetary Defense Congress, held in College Park, Maryland. The panel held a “wargame” of sorts over what to do with an incoming asteroid of an average
Read moreHappy Thor’s Day – Independence!
For all my fellow Americans, on this day I wish you a good Independence Day holiday. We tend to celebrate by having cookouts and parties, maybe some of us will dust off their copy of
Read moreThe Orion AA-2 Mission
Lockheed launched its Ascent Abort 2 (AA-2) test mission today, and by all accounts it was a complete success. It’s been a long time coming (too long by a number of measures) but it is
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