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Saturday, July 30, 2005

Virgin Galactic

It's interesting, isn't it, that after all the criticism of Star Trek lately, the first spaceship you can buy a ticket for is called Enterprise?

I'd go if I had the money.

Would you?

Virgin Galactic

posted by Jeff Adkins # 9:52 PM 0 comments

CNN.com - Astronomers claim discovery of solar system's 10th planet - Jul 30, 2005

No word yet on what they'll name it.

CNN.com - Astronomers claim discovery of solar system's 10th planet - Jul 30, 2005

posted by Jeff Adkins # 5:24 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Cool Light on Hot Days: Fiber Optics Bring the Sun Indoors

This is one answer to the question "How can I use astronomy in everyday life?"

Cool Light on Hot Days: Fiber Optics Bring the Sun Indoors

posted by Jeff Adkins # 9:51 PM 0 comments

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Russia's great leap for tourism - a $100m trip to the moon

All you'd have to do is win the lottery, then spend it all on this trip.

I'd consider it... really.

Sometimes these announcements are made but not officially sanctioned. Surely there's a multizillionaire with too much money and not enough excitement in their lives to do this. It might just jumpstart the US moon program again if someone bought a ticket.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Russia's great leap for tourism - a $100m trip to the moon

posted by Jeff Adkins # 6:03 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

An asteroid, headed our way | csmonitor.com

An asteroid, headed our way | csmonitor.com: "'I can't stress this enough: The overwhelming most-likely scenario is that radar and optical data this year and next or in 2012 and 2013 will completely remove the impact probabilities,' he says."

posted by Jeff Adkins # 9:05 AM 0 comments

CNN.com - Shuttle returns to space - Jul 26, 2005

We're back in business!
We want to get back into space, but the Shuttle may not be the most cost effective way of doing so. Sometime in the near future commercial space planes may give the shuttle a run for its money.

CNN.com - Shuttle returns to space - Jul 26, 2005

posted by Jeff Adkins # 8:54 AM 0 comments