Monthly Archives: October 2012

Connect & Collaborate with NASA

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I keep bumping into ‘NASA Social’ so I thought it was time to figure out what it’s all about. Turns out that it is part of something called Connect & Collaborate with NASA.  That’s made up of four parts, listed … Continue reading

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Felix Has to Wait!

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s jump delayed until Sunday

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HamSats Part 4

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So, how do we use the rest of the HamSat system?  It starts with a little more information… Documents for New Satellite Users is a good place to start. “This is a collection of articles introducing amateur satellites and related topics … Continue reading

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Space Game: Moonbase Alpha

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The first game I’m going to talk about (Moonbase Alpha) isn’t a game that I play a lot.  It has pretty pictures and, as a simulation, it is very faithful to our current understanding of living on the Moon.  As … Continue reading

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Mission Underway!

  SPACEX LAUNCHES FIRST OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION TO SPACE STATION   Cape Canaveral, FL — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) today successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on the first official cargo resupply mission to the … Continue reading

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Watch the Felix Baumgartner Reentry

Mission delayed due to weather. Target launch now 5AM PT/12PM GMT on October 9! Watch it LIVE at http://youtube.com/redbull and http://redbullstratos.com

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Be a Daredevil?

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Today, a Falcon 9 went up, Tuesday,^ Felix Baumgartner is coming down. He’s going after a record set by Joseph W. Kittinger in August 1960. Could you be a daredevil like these two?  Would you like the rush?  The speed?  … Continue reading

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Write a Letter

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My Facebook friend, Robert Brand, from Australia, wrote a letter which may make history.  You can too. Here’s the post, as I found it, reprinted here with permission… My letter to Alan Bean: Dear Alan, I am part of a … Continue reading

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Catch a Dragon By the Tail?

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If you are anywhere near Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Sunday night, October 7th, there is a chance to see the rocket contrail of the SpaceX Dragon launch.  It launches a little late – still worth looking for. This flight is … Continue reading

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HamSats Part 3

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Well, there are lots of Amateur Radio Satellites, or HamSats, overhead and they orbit the earth many times a day. So what? How does that help you? It seems that there are several types of satellites up there and a … Continue reading

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