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
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Heroes & 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
Read moreThor’s Day – Bjorn’s Viking Village Part III
Bjorn’s most recent Viking Camp video is fun, showing that he and his fellow reenactors are now using the site, at least to camp on, and they are enjoying it. I do see a structure
Read moreThor’s Day – Bjorn’s Viking Village Part II
I’m continuing to walk my way through Bjorn Bull-Hansen’s video series on building a Viking village, here. It’s a nice, relaxing video of him finding the cornerstones for their first structure in the village, talking
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