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Tag Archives: NASA
getting high on EVA
On October 6, Neil deGrasse Tyson shared many of his initial reactions to the film Gravity. One of them offered his confusion as to “Why Bullock, a medical Doctor, is servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.” Tyson has since made it … Continue reading
orbituary
I watched Gravity. In 3D. It is super rad. I found myself ducking debris at least twice. There have been a whole host of people that have praised and criticized the science in this film. I mostly got hung up … Continue reading
Posted in Ramble
Tagged Buzz Aldrin, Gemini 4, Gravity, James McDivitt, NASA, Orbit, orbit rendezvous, Sandra Bullock, Space
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stopping to smell the cosmic flowers
Back in July I got all excited about a photo taken by Cassini, of Earth and its moon, while the sun was eclipsed behind Saturn. It was part of a bigger project to assemble a mosaic similar to one done … Continue reading
floridian ops.
This is for Alice and Phil. As you will soon be in Florida it seems appropriate for me to ensure you can factor in the near-term launch schedule for Cape Canaveral. On November 12 SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Breaks
Tagged Alice, Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, Maven, NASA, Phil, SES-8, United Launch Alliance
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max q
After my video post yesterday I got a few questions from a friend: So, why do things entering Earth’s atmosphere tend to burn up (eg, meteors/asteroids) while spaceships [taking off] do not? Is it because the foreign bodies are entering an … Continue reading
get blasted
Back when I was still high on the excitement from my trip to Florida to watch the final launch of Atlantis I wrote a bit about the pre-launch sequence. The coolest part of the ground sequence, I think, is the … Continue reading
looking back
In case you missed it, last week Cassini took some great photos of Earth and its moon while the sun was eclipsed behind Saturn. Beauty way to go, eh. I put up a few of my favourite photos of earth … Continue reading
TESS won the funding competition!
It was just announced this week that TESS will receive substantial funding over the next six years to improve our ability to search for earth-like planets outside our solar system! rad. More details here.
skyward eyes
Have you heard of the B612 foundation? It is a group dedicated to providing an advance warning system for earth-asteroid collisions. They are working to build a telescope specifically for mapping the debris coming in and out of earth orbit. … Continue reading
warped imaginiation
Did you know it is mathematically possible to effectively transport an object (or person) faster than the speed of light? It just can’t travel faster than the speed of light in the process. Make sense? I have been trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Ramble, Technology
Tagged Alcubierre drive, Einstein, NASA, Relativity, science, Space, Warp Drive
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