A few days ago, I had the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the new film “First Man”, based on Neil Armstrong’s life and his eventual walk on the Moon. It is a good
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Apollo 11 and Self-Awareness
I just figured out something about myself, courtesy of this post by Aesop at the Raconteur Report: Happy Peak of Western Civilization Day I’m not going to expound endlessly on this, as Aesop says it
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I am now starting on an development program on drone piloting as an analog to piloting and control in general. I’m documenting my progress here: I’m just starting out, but here goes…
Read moreAlien Day 2018
In case you aren’t aware, today is the third annual Alien Day. Started in 2016 to mark the 30th Anniversary of the movie Aliens, it continues to grow, and for huge fans like myself, it always
Read moreSpace Nation Update
Well, I downloaded their app for their perception of astronaut training, as a beta tester. I appreciate their intent with trying to combine entertainment, education, and social interaction, but as with most beta releases, there’s
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Nuff Said…
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There is interesting news afoot in particle physics. It seems that some researchers from the University of Rochester have created quasi-particles known as polaritons at room temperature, and these little beauties exhibit behavior of objects
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Here is something that I stumbled across, working late one night at the day job Alien: Remastered – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwDbvYpEl86BvV_f6lr7wWIAKSxmYVgiV For those of you who do not know me in meatworld, I am a massive
Read moreSmall Space Growing Big – NSRC 2017
In two weeks, the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers ConferenceNext-Generation Suborbital Researcher Conference (NSRC) for this year will kick off in Bloomfield, Colorado. It is a central meeting and discussion forum for educators and researchers working to
Read moreKindred Spirits – Space Nation
Kindred Spirits – Space Nation I ran across a new organization out there, Space Nation, who has the noble goal of creating the largest space discovery community on the planet. Their belief statement reads thus:
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