Seems that NASA turned fifty, yesterday (July 29th). Someone in one of my newsgroups pointed it out.

Well, the big one for anybody with an interest in space was that yesterday was Sputnik's 50th anniversary of its beginning to orbit the earth, haralding the space race ( Read more... )

If you're reading this entry, check out this article on possible future spacesuits. I figure you might have an interest in this.

Well, Mother's Day went well enough. I managed to pick my mom up the first season of House. I was going to take her out for lunch today, but when we got to the restaurant, we found that they where closed on Sundays. I ran up to Binders (an arts supply store) to pick up some arts stuff for myself, while where at the shopping mall there, we ran to ( Read more... )

Stephen Hawking just had a one heck of a trip

Seems that astronomers have found a potentially habitable planet outside our solar system.

I got this from the-gneech. Seems that NASA's found a hex shaped cloud formation on Saturn.

Space Shuttle, $1 Billion +
International Space Station, $100 Billion +

Standing outside with your loved ones watching them fly by, priceless.

I know, I should have posted this before now ( Read more... )