If You Are In…

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

Orsino, FL, USA on November 2nd, you might want to check it out… You are invited to be part of the once-in-a-lifetime Atlantis – Celebrate the Journey event, Friday, November 2, to welcome space shuttle Atlantis to Kennedy Space Center … Continue reading →

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Prepare Yourself for Space Travel Part 4

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Jeff Miller

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One way to prepare yourself for travel is to read travel guides about the destination. In the case of space travel, except for a few biographies, our only source for stories is science fiction.  More specifically, I’m referring to older … Continue reading →

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DRAGON SPACECRAFT RETURNS TO EARTH IN FIRST OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION TO SPACE STATION

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

Received email: Hawthorne, CA — Today at 12:22 p.m. PT, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station, safely splashing down approximately 250 miles off the coast of southern California. “This historic mission signifies the restoration of … Continue reading →

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Create Works of Art

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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Do you paint or sculpt or read or listen to music? Perhaps you are artistic. If you are (and you know it) why not express yourself in spacer theme work? My friend Fred Becker creates music. I’ve heard Fred’s music … Continue reading →

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Federation of Galaxy Explorers

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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Thanks to Jeff Miller, I learned about FOGE (Federation of Galaxy Explorers) recently and FOGE looks like a great site for the Everyday Spacer. Their basic objective is getting youths involved with space enough to be excited about participating in … Continue reading →

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Prepare Yourself for Space Travel Part 3

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Jeff Miller

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Games are a great way to prepare for something.  They trigger some of the same parts of the brain as actual practice.  They help you hone your mental skills and to think of potential problems and solve them. Board games … Continue reading →

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Find a Solution for the Space Junk in Orbit problem

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

Seems like there would be a pretty good profit in gathering the material in orbit left behind by old space machines.  Wouldn’t this be a good job for Waste Management?  Or maybe someone wants to be in that business off-world.  … Continue reading →

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Do Something… Different!

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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Do something different/odd/unusual/noteworthy in the world to support your space dreams. Who knows, you might gain some notoriety you can leverage into something you need. Remember when the Curiosity Rover landed on Mars? Perhaps you recall ‘the Mohawk Guy’ from … Continue reading →

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Watch for the Soyuz to dock With ISS and Dragon to Undock This Week

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

From:  CBC News The Russian Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station at 8:30 a.m. ET Thursday. Two Russian flight engineers and one American are aboard: Oleg Novitskiy, Evgeny Tarelkin and Kevin Ford. They will join … Continue reading →

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Prepare Yourself for Space Travel Part 2

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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So, you’re on your way. You have a pretty good idea that this will take your A Game in every respect. Do you have the ‘Right Stuff’ though? What about the means?  How do you fit into a team as … Continue reading →

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