It’s now common knowledge that Leif Erikson came to North America before Christopher Columbus. This is to take nothing away from Columbus, as he kept coming back and established a much better link with the
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Outbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Robots to Mercury
As I discussed previously, Venus and Mercury are not high on my list of exploration goals, in regards to the Outbound mission. It’s not that they aren’t ultimately important, it’s that they aren’t well suited
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It may or may not occur to the reader that Venus and Mercury have not been early on the list of places to explore. The primary reason for that is the proximity of each to
Read moreHeroes & Strength – Pushing It Over the Goal Line!
I did it! I followed the Pushup Chart and made it to the 45-pushup line. That last 45 was hard though, I can’t deny, and I didn’t do all 45 straight through, I had to
Read moreThor’s Day – The First Extraterrestrial Longships
No, I don’t mean ET, I mean humanity’s voyages to the surface of Mars, NASA’s Viking Program. I was very young when the missions landed in two locations in 1976, so I honestly don’t remember
Read moreASgardia Update #1
I’ve been perusing the Asgardia web presence, and it’s… interesting. I am very impressed with the level of obvious dedication the founder has put in place and the seriousness that is evident in the work
Read moreThor’s Day – History in a Nutshell
In a continuing effort to understand the way Vikings came to be, and what’s happened up until the modern age, I started looking for a timeline to work with. Of course, one can go looking
Read moreThor’s Day – Asgardia!
I was walking through building 4N at Johnson Space Center yesterday, and as I entered the lobby I could see scattered about multiple copies of the same magazine. It had a picture of a young
Read moreOutbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Robots to the Outer Planets
Last time we discussed robotic Martian exploration, further building the operational infrastructure and experience base to move increasingly farther out into the Solar System. And what’s in the Outer Solar System? The Outer Planets, naturally.
Read moreLiving the Hero Way – Physical Strength II
Life has ups and downs, right? And it can even be said that ups can bring some downs, too, and that’s where I’ve been at regarding my physical training. I am at one of those
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