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
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
Read moreFor Diehard Space Geeks
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
Read moreHey! An Area of Investigation for Outbound
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
Read moreSo, About Plans, Mice, Men
Sigh. I had started this year strong, with every intention of averaging a post a day (or better) here. Obviously, I’ve gone off the path for that. I have an out though: I said average.
Read moreMars: The Door Opens
Well. That’s some big news. Mars has liquid water. It’s been long suspected, watching the changing striations over the years, and sensing what seems to be material of the proper density just under much of
Read moreMars Study – Oldie But Goodie
Robert Zubrin’s The Case For Mars (TCM) has been in publication for a couple of decades now, and is a seminal work in the space advocacy genre. Really, it shares space next to weighty volumes like those
Read moreA Bolt Out of the Blue (Origin)
I am not the only person in the space commentary community to have missed this flight test, but kudos to Blue Origin. They got half of what they wanted (capsule recovery yes, fly-back booster lost)
Read moreScience: Disciplines Collide to Discover Warp Fields?
h/t to MarsBlog Based on information here: http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/04/nasa-may-have-accidentally-developed-a-warp-drive/ And more in-depth technical discussion here: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36313.1860 It seems that work at Johnson Space Center (JSC) on an EmDrive, where microwaves are used to create thrust, may
Read moreAres vs. Luna – Should the Siblings Fight?
I am a very long-time supporter and member of the Moon Society, from way back in the 1990’s, and feel pretty strongly about the need to establish a beachhead on the Moon. There are a
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