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Michael Griffin Redux

The last time I reported on Michael Griffin I was at AAS and he was addressing us (the astronomy community) on the future of astronomy missions (space missions focusing on stuff outside of our solar system). Today he will address the planetary science community (and a...

Remembering the Space Shuttle Challenger

STS 51L. credit: NASA Sometime this weekend I looked up at my calendar and realized, I didn’t hear the Space Shuttle Challenger mentioned at all this weekend. Twenty-Two years ago today, during middle school lunch block on the East coast, the Space Shuttle...

Return to the Moon

The last time man walked on the moon I wasn’t alive. Hopefully I won’t be able to say that for too much longer. Several different nations are gearing up to make manned assaults on the surface of the Moon. Before the people, there is a wave of explorer...

Giving AAS a Face

There is an excellant collection of photos from the conference (including one of yours truly) over at the 808scenezine.com that were taken by Katie Whitman. I’m still running around a bit madly, but I’ll be adding pictures to things. For now, get your...

Dorrit Hoffleit, 1907-2007

She turned 100 on March 12 and passed away after a breif illness on April 9. She was sharp and witty and active all the way to the end. Many people have written about her, but I think her personal words describe her the best: “I do it because I like it. …...