Category Archives: Space Travel

Blast off

Posted on 20 April 2007 by Robert

Hooray! We’re off to the moon. UK scientists are working on the deisgn of a moon lander that would also be used on Mars missions. It seems to me that if we are to spend billions of pounds on firing … Continue reading →

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Diversity on the Space Shuttle

Posted on 17 December 2006 by Robert

Do you suppose someone with Ahmedinejad’s world-view could muster the attitude of co-operation necessary to explore the heavens? Continue reading →

Posted in Space Travel, USA | 11 Comments

Floating ball in the cosmos

Posted on 25 August 2006 by Robert

A reader named Ray Storer makes a popular yet pertinent point over at the BBC NEWS Have Your Say pages: Our common values are; We’re all human: All living on the same floating ball in the cosmos and if we … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Science, Space Travel | 2 Comments

Live Shuttle Landing

Posted on 17 July 2006 by Robert

The Space Shuttle Discovery is about an hour away from it’s “de-orbit burn”, where they flip the craft upside-down, and fire their engines. It falls out of orbit and becomes a very expensive glider. I highly recommend a trip over … Continue reading →

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Vitruvian Astronaut

Posted on 11 July 2006 by Robert

A close examination of Sellars suit reveals a graphic of an astronaut, drawn in the style of Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. Continue reading →

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Good Luck Discovery (Let’s hope your e-mail works)

Posted on 4 July 2006 by Robert

I’m delighted to hear that mission STS-121 Discovery is launching tomorrow, after delays due to weather, and concerns over fuel-tank foam. Zero hour is 1938 BST (that’s 1438 local time in Florida). I closely followed the STS-114 mission in July … Continue reading →

Posted in Space Travel, USA | 4 Comments