50 years ago today Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral on its way to the moon. It would touch down four days later on July 20th, 1969 setting two humans on the first object beyond Earth. A monumental achievement that caught the collective attention of the world. Growing up in Florida Read more…
Congratulations NASA on the successful landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars. I did not stay up till the wee hours of the morning last night to watch the live feed, though I was seriously tempted. If you’re wondering why this landing is such a big deal, hasn’t NASA but Read more…
I was thinking recently about how short sighted political decisions are. Specifically, I’m talking here about NASA. The shuttle program, after 30years of flying the first reusable vehicle, ended this year. There were a few screw ups (Challenger, Columbia), but that was 2 out of 135. That’s a 1.5% failure Read more…
After two 18hr drives, I have returned home. It’s a grueling ordeal, but I think I prefer it to flying. I got to listen to some audiobooks, I could stop whenever I wanted, could pack whatever I wanted without trying to cram it into a carry-on suitcase and was a Read more…
I’m off to Florida to visit my sister and see the last space shuttle flight of Atlantis. Probably no posts for a few days. I was at the very first shuttle launch (though in the womb) so it’s fitting to attend the last one. I’ll probably have more to say Read more…