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Month: October 2015

NINE SIGMA IN-SITU STUDY DISPATCH 2 – Table 1 First Analysis

October 29, 2015 Outbound Wagons Ho!

I took a look at the data presented in Table 1 of NineSigma’s proposal information, and compared the Moon and Martian materials to Earth values. There are a few first thoughts: 1. As it might

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Nuclear Aftermath – Future Studies for the Really Hardcore Student

October 21, 2015 Outbound Astrosociology

There is a recent article by Steven Starr over at the Federation of American Scientists, bemoaning yet again the futility of surviving Nuclear War. Suffice it to say, even after a long heritage of debunking

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Kaizen Update #1

October 20, 2015 Outbound Uncategorized

In reference to my post about embarking on a personal Kaizen, I’d say that I’m doing okay. The general advice is to improve something every day, even if it’s only a small percentage better. So

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Pretty EPIC

October 19, 2015 Outbound Uncategorized

A new NASA website is now providing a daily global view of Earth, as imaged by the DSCOVR spacecraft. Check it out.

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Nine Sigma In-Situ Study Dispatch 1

October 15, 2015 Outbound Wagons Ho!

I find Table 1 of the Nine Sigma In-Situ Competition to be very interesting. It’s a simple summary chart of various soil/rock material distributions for Earth, Moon, and Mars, as defined by percentage mass. I

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Ohhhh… This is Really Effective

October 14, 2015 Outbound Astrosociology

Thanks to Brett Hoffstadt for this really great cartoon summation of Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I didn’t know about the rest of the videos in this series, and will definitely be

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Mars Underground and Grumpy

October 14, 2015 Outbound Astrosociology, Wagons Ho!

In my continued theme of interesting YouTube wanderings, I’ve run across this video: The Mars Underground It describes the history of the Mars Society and the Mars Direct mission. Again, I wouldn’t recommend this unless

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More Geeky Inspiration

October 13, 2015 Outbound Astrosociology, Wagons Ho!

I’m working on a big CAD project at the office, and I tend to zone out to music or documentaries. Below is another of the latter that I’m really enjoying at the moment. Moon Shot

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For Diehard Space Geeks

October 12, 2015 Outbound Astrosociology, Wagons Ho!

This is a really great bunch of film history of the original astronauts from Mercury through Apollo. The restoration of these candid shots is wonderful, and for those of us who like to see space

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Hey! An Area of Investigation for Outbound

October 8, 2015 Outbound Astrosociology, Uncategorized, Wagons Ho!

One of the dual-purpose areas of interest for us is the blending of space development with terrestrial benefits. Not ancillary spinoffs, but really conscious efforts to make space technology directly applicable to earthly needs and

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