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- Pixar, the Space Shuttle, and Kids’ Museum Memories
Went with the family to see Space Shuttle Endeavour and a Pixar-themed exhibit on computer animation at the California Science Center. The 6YO loved the Pixar exhibit, which broke down all the steps to creating a computer-animated movie into separate hands-on centers where you could do things like… Apply different textures and bump maps to […]
- Visiting Endeavour on its Final Journey
Spotting the space shuttle from a mile away, then walking out to see it up close while it sat in a Los Angeles parking lot.
- Watching Endeavour’s Final Flight Through LA
Half of the people at my office turned out to watch the space shuttle’s final flight around Los Angeles.
- Watching the Space Shuttle Land in 1988
When I was 12, I went to see the Space Shuttle land at Edwards Air Force Base. I took an SLR and telephoto lens. With the shuttle program ending, I’ve scanned the photos.
- Shock & Wave
Weird: Routine Coast Guard training exercise spooks press because it’s 9/11. I wonder how many people were freaked out by the shuttle landing’s sonic boom because of the timing?
- Atlantis home
Space Shuttle Atlantis has landed safely. *whew!* I’m getting more nervous about shuttle missions lately. In part, it’s the greater focus on all the things that could go wrong. In part, it’s the realization that you know, the shuttle fleet really is aging. But mostly, I think it’s the fear that, given reactions to the […]
- Back in Space!
Discovery reaches orbit – we’re finally back in space! Here’s hoping the shuttle will be able to tide us over until a next-generation ship is ready.
- Back to Space!
It seems NASA is hoping to resume shuttle flights by December 18. Interestingly, this is one day after the release of Return of the King. Coincidence? … Yeah, probably. On one hand, I’m glad we’ll be back in space soon. Even if it takes until next year, at least they’re trying to get going again […]
- To the stars…
Well, the critics have started coming out, claiming that manned space flight isn’t worth the risk and space exploration (at least with human crews) should be written off as a bad idea. How can you look up at the night sky and not think it’s worth it? Or is it because so many of us […]
- Earth to the self-righteous….come in, people….
<RANT> Okay. For all you holier-than-thou smarty-pantses out there, here’s a question. If an average-sized couch cushion were to hit a brick wall at 15 mph, would you think at first glance that the brick wall might be damaged? I thought not. So leave me the FUCK alone with your judgmental snippetiness about how YOU […]
- Columbia
It’s taken me two days to collect my thoughts enough to write about this. The loss of the orbiter and its crew hit me as a complete shock on Saturday, and I immediately started checking CNN and press releases. On the web. Not on TV. I remembered watching the Challenger footage over and over, and […]