Space
Suitsat
(39 Words. January 26, 2006, 07:45 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Suitsat.org will track the progress of an empty Russian space suit as it orbits Earth for a few days, beginning in early February. To date, reports that the onboard radio will broadcast David Bowie’s “Major Tom” have remained unconfirmed….
La laa, la la laaa
(487 Words. November 14, 2005, 09:40 PM, Comments: 1) MORE >>>
What do you call a workday that begins at 6 am and ends at 8 pm? In other news, we bought the floor for the house’s large family room over the weekend, about $1.5k, in a thicker-plank red oak than the existing oak that was under the carpets. On the whole, the remodel is on track to go over…
Apollo Guidance
(91 Words. January 16, 2005, 02:38 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Block I Apollo Guidance Computer Replica: Abstract This report describes my successful project to build a working reproduction of the 1964 prototype for the Block I Apollo Guidance Computer. The AGC is the flight computer for the Apollo moon landings, with one unit in the command module and one in the LEM. I built it in my basement. It took…
On some faraway beach
(69 Words. January 15, 2005, 07:29 AM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Huygens, ten miles high and falling fast, snaps the farthest shore. Given the chance I’ll die like a baby On some faraway beach When the season’s over Unlikely I’ll be remembered As the tide brushes sand in my eyes I’ll drift away Cast up on a plateau With only one memory A silver sail on a boat Oh lie…
A Two-way
(62 Words. December 10, 2004, 04:27 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
The Soviet Exploration of Venus and the debunked Lost Cosmonauts. Also, this week, the New Yorker is running a long piece by David Grann on the death of R. L. Green, “the world’s foremost expert on Arthur Conan Doyle.” Oldtimey wrote about Green’s bizarre death at the time of his passing, having had interactions with the chap via her antiquarian…
Liftoff!
(18 Words. October 22, 2004, 05:46 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Saturn V paper model - all eight feet, available for download. [via, geez louise, The Cartoonist again!]…
How to steal a Zeppelin
(1166 Words. October 02, 2004, 07:28 AM, Comments: 4) MORE >>>
This is the final installment of Blimp Week II, folks, and I’m playing a couple of requests. Soon-to-be parasite on society Paul Frankenstein (he’s famous, you know) IMs, suggesting the title above. Ergo: 1. Go to Google Image search. 2. Enter the word “zeppelin” and hit the submit button. 3. Steal as many zeppelins as you’d like. Thank you!…
That's three forward, nine down
(121 Words. July 20, 2004, 04:55 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Apollo 11 materials at Nasa include an annotated transcript of the landing and the LM’s flight paths. The actual first steps are documented in a similar transcript, peppered liberally with video, audio, and photo links. Elsewhere, we find evidence of a Soviet attempt to reach the moon with cosmonauts, and my obligatory cardmodel links to the LEM and Delta 7’s…
Has anyone talked to Spirit lately?
(514 Words. January 23, 2004, 03:07 PM, Comments: 5) MORE >>>
- begin messtrans - 1:48PM NASA: come in Spirit NASA: Spirit come in Interplanetary Cellular has joined this chat. NASA: Spirit come in Interplanetary Cellular: Sorry, Spirit is away from its planet right now. Would you like to speak to somebody else? NASA: is, um, is Pathfinder there? NASA: hello? Interplanetary Cellular: beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep NASA: I’m sorry the reception on this…
Pigs... In... SPA-A-A-A-C-E
(86 Words. February 18, 2003, 04:00 PM, Comments: 2) MORE >>>
Wanted: Traffic Cops for Space: [NYT] - um, wow. Gotta make a joke here folks, there’s no passin’ it up. See headline. Thought number two: is the UN really the body to regulate orbital litter? Thought number three: if it is, won’t the Bad Mens(tm) step up to the plate to make sure it’s powerless, a la Kyoto (moustaches twirlin’,…
Man Conquers Space, postscript
(190 Words. February 07, 2003, 07:57 AM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Just prior to the news of Columbia’s loss this week, the black humor of the universe arranged for David at Surfaces Rendered to link my posting of the long email interview we did that became the basis for a short Cinescape piece. As I was perusing Columbia-related links, I noticed an interesting section within Dan Shippey’s Delta 7 Studios site….
Suitsat
(39 Words. January 26, 2006, 07:45 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Suitsat.org will track the progress of an empty Russian space suit as it orbits Earth for a few days, beginning in early February. To date, reports that the onboard radio will broadcast David Bowie’s “Major Tom” have remained unconfirmed….
La laa, la la laaa
(487 Words. November 14, 2005, 09:40 PM, Comments: 1) MORE >>>
What do you call a workday that begins at 6 am and ends at 8 pm? In other news, we bought the floor for the house’s large family room over the weekend, about $1.5k, in a thicker-plank red oak than the existing oak that was under the carpets. On the whole, the remodel is on track to go over…
Apollo Guidance
(91 Words. January 16, 2005, 02:38 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Block I Apollo Guidance Computer Replica: Abstract This report describes my successful project to build a working reproduction of the 1964 prototype for the Block I Apollo Guidance Computer. The AGC is the flight computer for the Apollo moon landings, with one unit in the command module and one in the LEM. I built it in my basement. It took…
On some faraway beach
(69 Words. January 15, 2005, 07:29 AM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Huygens, ten miles high and falling fast, snaps the farthest shore. Given the chance I’ll die like a baby On some faraway beach When the season’s over Unlikely I’ll be remembered As the tide brushes sand in my eyes I’ll drift away Cast up on a plateau With only one memory A silver sail on a boat Oh lie…
A Two-way
(62 Words. December 10, 2004, 04:27 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
The Soviet Exploration of Venus and the debunked Lost Cosmonauts. Also, this week, the New Yorker is running a long piece by David Grann on the death of R. L. Green, “the world’s foremost expert on Arthur Conan Doyle.” Oldtimey wrote about Green’s bizarre death at the time of his passing, having had interactions with the chap via her antiquarian…
Liftoff!
(18 Words. October 22, 2004, 05:46 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Saturn V paper model - all eight feet, available for download. [via, geez louise, The Cartoonist again!]…
How to steal a Zeppelin
(1166 Words. October 02, 2004, 07:28 AM, Comments: 4) MORE >>>
This is the final installment of Blimp Week II, folks, and I’m playing a couple of requests. Soon-to-be parasite on society Paul Frankenstein (he’s famous, you know) IMs, suggesting the title above. Ergo: 1. Go to Google Image search. 2. Enter the word “zeppelin” and hit the submit button. 3. Steal as many zeppelins as you’d like. Thank you!…
That's three forward, nine down
(121 Words. July 20, 2004, 04:55 PM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Apollo 11 materials at Nasa include an annotated transcript of the landing and the LM’s flight paths. The actual first steps are documented in a similar transcript, peppered liberally with video, audio, and photo links. Elsewhere, we find evidence of a Soviet attempt to reach the moon with cosmonauts, and my obligatory cardmodel links to the LEM and Delta 7’s…
Has anyone talked to Spirit lately?
(514 Words. January 23, 2004, 03:07 PM, Comments: 5) MORE >>>
- begin messtrans - 1:48PM NASA: come in Spirit NASA: Spirit come in Interplanetary Cellular has joined this chat. NASA: Spirit come in Interplanetary Cellular: Sorry, Spirit is away from its planet right now. Would you like to speak to somebody else? NASA: is, um, is Pathfinder there? NASA: hello? Interplanetary Cellular: beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep NASA: I’m sorry the reception on this…
Pigs... In... SPA-A-A-A-C-E
(86 Words. February 18, 2003, 04:00 PM, Comments: 2) MORE >>>
Wanted: Traffic Cops for Space: [NYT] - um, wow. Gotta make a joke here folks, there’s no passin’ it up. See headline. Thought number two: is the UN really the body to regulate orbital litter? Thought number three: if it is, won’t the Bad Mens(tm) step up to the plate to make sure it’s powerless, a la Kyoto (moustaches twirlin’,…
Man Conquers Space, postscript
(190 Words. February 07, 2003, 07:57 AM, Comments: 0) MORE >>>
Just prior to the news of Columbia’s loss this week, the black humor of the universe arranged for David at Surfaces Rendered to link my posting of the long email interview we did that became the basis for a short Cinescape piece. As I was perusing Columbia-related links, I noticed an interesting section within Dan Shippey’s Delta 7 Studios site….
