Nov 12, 2008
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For Bill Nye: Clarifying problems with new space plan
On the blog Space News, Bill Nye (the science guy, I believe) describes his confusion as to why smart people—like Neil Armstrong and John Glenn—might not be excited about the administration’s new space plan. First of all, Bill, don’t feel bad about disagreeing with Neil and John—because so does Buzz Aldrin. This is an issue [...]
The first black astronaut was a spy!
Okay, so I’m being a little dramatic. But the story of the first black astronaut is fascinating and tragic. I’m not talking about Guion Bluford, who was the first African-American to fly in space. (He first flew on the Shuttle in 1983.) I’m talking about the lesser-known Robert Henry Lawrence, who was selected as an [...]
Something Exciting in Space
We’ve been told that NASA will launch an exciting mission, sending astronauts to land on an asteroid. Nobody’s excited. Why not? The “plan” has no destination (which of the thousands of asteroids?), no deadline (uh, maybe 2020…but who knows?), no launch vehicle and spacecraft (they’re talking about quickly building and designing a new heavy launch [...]