getting serious about a space elevator, again, Japanese edition
Image of NASA space elevator concept. Slightly claustrophobic and not keen on heights, the notion of spending days or...
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live falcon 1 launch fails, scotty’s remains still on earth
Image of engine test via SpaceX. Yesterday I was at CalPoly hanging out in the satellite lab, and one...
Tunguska Crater Found. Maybe.
One of the most celebrated and bizarre events in history occurred on June 30, 1908 near the Podkamennaya Tunguska...
The Top 50 Dystopian Films
This wonderful, painstakingly compiled list of the Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time by Snarkerati reads like a...
NASA Accepting Aps for its Astronaut Training Program
Now’s your chance! NASA announced today that it’s accepting candidates for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class. According to today’s...
And Then They Became Zombies
Okay, or so I wish. Today’s news, here’s the whole piece: Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a...
What’s The Worst Film For Tech Accuracy? (NASA Knows)
This is the question currently being asked in the tech section over at the Guardian — and my personal...
UK Company Proposes Space Journey to the Global Death Asteroid
In case you missed the news last summer that we’re all gonna die gonna die gonna die — relax,...
New NASA Contract for Constellation Booster
NASA announced today that it had awarded the contract on the upper stage of the Ares I rocket to...
Fires In Greece, As Seen By NASA
NASA’s earth observatory newsroom has been posting images of the tragically raging fires currently consuming the *country* of Greece...