IYA taking shape

About a year ago I got a random email from Doug Isbell asking me if I’d be interested in being part of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). I’d previously heard about this project, but having gotten a good last out of the non-event that was the World Year of Physics, I have to admit I...

Carnival of Space

It’s that time of week again: Carnival of Space is up and running at The Martian Chronicles.

NASA seeks input on how to recycle space craft

One of the many random listserves I belong to is a NASA list that sends me announcements about new calls for proposals and requests for information. Last week I received one of these emails and it is actually a request that is really cool, and that isn’t usually true – it’s usually the...

LPSC Audio Files: Dusty NASA Pig Skin

The following interview is from what was by far the funniest poster I’ve ever seen that was legitimate. [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/starstryder/StarStryder-080311-DustCotton.mp3] Here is a link to her science:...

LPSC Audio Files: From Space Academy to Space

While at LPSC I had the delightful experience of randomly stumbling across someone I could have been. There was this young woman – a first year college student who was a sophmore my credits (just like I was) – who was wearing a Space Academy Lanyard (I’m sure I have one in a box somewhere)...