I’ve often asked myself what I’d do if I were king of the cosmos and controlled how humanity migrated into space. You know what? In the tradition of Albert Einstein and “thought experiments”, I’m going
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Bennu, Not a Potato This Time
This week has humanity reaching out to another asteroid, this one named Bennu, the target of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Bennu is not content to be a tumbling potato in space, but is rather geometric in
Read moreFirst Man – First Impressions
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
Read moreApollo 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
Read moreFrom Order, Chaos. Okay, Mostly Still Chaos.
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
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