This is just too cool.
What’s Real, and what’s imaginary? The Internet might not help
April 2, 2011
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This is just too cool.
Solar System Geek: Mercury, brought to you in living color!
March 30, 2011
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Photo Credit: NASA
Yes, actually, that is in color. Here’s the scoop, at Bad Astronomy. (and a bigger image, too!)
Launch! From the SRB’s Perspective
March 28, 2011
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“… and the Shuttle has cleared the tower.” For the next two minutes, twin solid rocket boosters propel the Space Shuttle toward orbit. Cameras are mounted in several locations on each booster, and if you’ve ever wondered what happens to them, here’s your chance to find out. Two minutes of powered flight, separation from the Shuttle and main fuel tank, four minutes of fall, and then splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.
Here’s what it looks like to a really tough fly on the wall… er, booster.
Fascinating… Leonard Nimoy Turns 80
March 26, 2011
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Actor Leonard Nimoy, best known as Star Trek’s Spock, is 80 today. The actor, singer, and artist is the second of Star Trek’s original cast to reach the 80 year mark.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Nimoy!
Earlier this week, William Shatner, aka Captain James T. Kirk, also turned 80.
De Forest Kelly, Dr. Leonard McCoy, and James Doohan, Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, and Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, are deceased. Surviving cast members of the original series include Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura, George Takei, helmsman Sulu, and Walter Koenig, navigator Chekov.
NASA Geek – Starry Starry Night, at the pad
March 24, 2011
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Photo Credit: Terry Corbin USA/NASA
SuperMoon Today! Run for your lives!
March 19, 2011
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It’s Super Moon! It’s tonight!
Tsunamis! Earthquakes! Werewolves! Really bad news reports!
The world may come to an end!
Or not.
The full moon that makes it’s appearance tonight will seem about 14% bigger than when it’s at it’s furthest distance from the Earth. The tides will be affected by maybe an inch in most places, and up to 6 inches in some geographically odd locales. Beachfront residents might want to move the chaise lounges back a foot, just to be safe.
It didn’t cause the recent Japanese earthquake. Any quakes that happen today won’t have been caused by it’s nearness.
There’s something you need to remember about the Moon, tonight’s super fullness, and the effect it has on the Earth.
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Space Bat’s Final Voyage – A Tribute
March 19, 2011
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Keanu Reeves – immortal? I report, you decide
March 11, 2011
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The Elixir of Life
March 11, 2011
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Why would anyone drink anything else?
Keep your Red Bulls, your Monsters, and your over-priced fancy coffees! This is the beverage the Universe came into existence to create.
The true Elixir of Life.
(Coke will do in a pinch, if there’s no Pepsi, but it’s a pale imitation of the true Elixir!)
This in response to a post on QueerFresno 9.0 about Nathan’s Starbux addiction!
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Shuttle Retires At 30
April 5, 2011
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From the first flights of the Enterprise, to the final voyage of Endeavour, it’s been a grand 30 years. Over a hundred missions, the construction of the International Space Station, the launching and servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the tragic loss of two Orbiters and 14 astronauts, the Space Shuttle Program has always been a part of my adult life. It’s difficult to imagine it not being there any longer.
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