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robot guyrobot guyI generally cover space and technology issues, along with politics from a libertarian viewpoint. They called me mad at the academy, mad I tell you... the villagers say that I am insane, but my monster will show them that I am really kind and benevol Articles
Space Video of the Day - 070930
2007-09-30 17:36:00 A few years ago, rabid Star Trek fan James Cawley wondered what a fourth season of the original Star Trek series would look like. He obtained the blueprints of the original set and started building the old Enterprise bridge in his barn. Then, with some other like-minded souls, he put together a pilot for the fourth season, complete with special effects (and starring, you guessed it, himself as Captain Kirk). Well, Star Trek: New Voyages became an instant hit online. Since that first show, the production values have become better and better, and the New Voyages team has attracted some of the original stars of the show in guest roles, and even got D.C.Fontana to write an episode. Today's space video of the day is the trailer for the new episode, released in August, called World Enough and Time. This episode features George Takei in a guest starring role, with a cameo by Grace Lee Whitney and the computer voice performed by Majel Barret Roddenberry. The entire episode is availa... More About: Video , Space
what the...
2007-09-29 19:50:00 OK, I give up. I have been reading this comic strip for months, and I still have no clue what the heck is going on. A little help...? I mean, what's up with the flesh-eating zombies, and the angst of multitudes of characters that all look exactly like each other, and, and... arrgh.
Space Video of the Day - 070929
2007-09-29 18:02:00 Today's space video shows the launch of the Dawn spacecraft, bound for the asteroids Vesta in 2011 and Ceres in 2015. I have argued before on this blog for the outright cancellation of the mission (and the firings and possible prosecution for fraud of the mission manangers, due to the enormous cost overruns and delays), but it is on it's way now. Hopefully the mission proves to be worth being nearly 40% over budget and several years late.Space Video of the Day Archive
Space Video of the Day - 070926
2007-09-26 17:11:00 Today's space video is a rather long one, broken up into five sections - a History Channel program called Mars: the Red Planet.This is the Space Video of the Week. Be sure to check out the Space Video of the Day Archive
Space Video of the Day - 070925
2007-09-25 17:32:00 Today's space video of the day is the trailer for the movie In The Shadow Of The Moon.Space Video of the Day Archive
Space Video of the Day - 070924
2007-09-24 16:46:00 Today's space video is... well, I don't know exactly what it is, but it made me laugh. Courtesy of the Whitest Kids U'Know.Space Video of the Day Archive
Space Video of the Day - 070922
2007-09-22 17:46:00 Not all rocket launches take place from the ground. On April 25, 2007, NASA launched the AIM satellite on a Pegasus rocket, which is brought to high altitude and high speed by a carrier plane before being dropped and ignited, much like Scaled Composites' Space ShipOne.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070920
2007-09-20 16:26:00 Today's space video of the day is a retrospective of the 42 year career of John Young, Orlando's favorite son and astronaut extraordinaire, which was produced by NASA on his retirement in 2004.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070919
2007-09-19 22:23:00 Avast, today be yon annual talk like a pirate day, so today's space video be about space pirates, from the creative folks at Futurama. Arrr.Here be yer Space Video of the Day Archive, matey More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070918
2007-09-18 17:22:00 Today's space video is actually two videos, parts 1 and 2 of a video about America's first space station, Skylab.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070917
2007-09-17 17:13:00 A week ago, the Cassini spacecraft did a flyby of Saturn 's moon Iapetus, giving us the clearest view yet of this strange moon. There is an equatorial mountain range circling the moon, with some mountains up to 20 kilometers tall; it almost looks like the moon was broken apart and squished back together.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070916
2007-09-16 18:55:00 On September 14th, the Japanese Space Agency launched their KAYUGA probe to the moon; today's space video shows the launch of the spacecraft.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070915
2007-09-15 18:25:00 Today's space video shows hurricane Dean as viewed from the international space station.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070914
2007-09-14 16:57:00 In the 1920s, the Orteig prize was offered for the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in an effort to increase research on aircraft. Won by Charles Lindbergh in 1927, the Orteig prize sparked innovation in the aircraft industry. Similarly, in 1999, the X-Prize (later the Ansari X-Prize) was a $10 million prize offered for the first team to send a craft capable of carrying passengers above 100 miles altitude twice in the span of two weeks. This was won in 2004 by Scaled Composites, and it sparked the beginnings of a suborbital launch industry that will be offering launches to paying customers before the end of the decade.Yesterday Google and the X-Prize foundation announced the Google Lunar X Prize, the largest international prize in history, with $30 million in prizes up for grabs. The $20 million first prize is for the first team to soft-land a robot on the moon, travel at least 500 meters, and return panoramic images and video. The $5 million second prize goe... More About: Video , Space , The D
Space Video of the Day - 070913
2007-09-13 18:49:00 Today's space video of the day is about black holes: the all-devouring monsters in space.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070912
2007-09-12 17:46:00 Today's video shows how you can use Google Earth to view the constellations, planets, and distant galaxies.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070911
2007-09-11 19:15:00 Today's space video shows how a proposed space elevator would work.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070910
2007-09-10 22:12:00 Today's space video of the day is the pivotal scene from the classic science fiction movie 2001: a space odyssey. Open the pod bay doors please, HAL.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070909
2007-09-09 17:44:00 One of the funnest parts of working with rockets is the really cool explosions. OK, so Rapid Unplanned Disassembly isn't the goal of most rocket launches, but it still looks really cool. Today's space video of the day is a collection of RUDs. I swear I can hear Homer Simpson's voice during some of these launches: "woohoo! d'oh! woohoo! d'oh!"Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070908
2007-09-08 15:42:00 Today's space video is a collection of some of the best images shown on Astronomy Picture of the Day, set to Enya's Paint the Sky With Stars.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070907
2007-09-07 18:57:00 Today's Space Video of the Day answers the question "what is the universe?"Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070906
2007-09-06 16:33:00 Today's video is part 3 of Space Station and Beyond. Part 4 is here and part 5 is here.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070905
2007-09-05 19:28:00 Today's video is part two of Space Station and Beyond.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070904
2007-09-04 16:57:00 Today's space video is part one of a Science Channel program called Space Station and Beyond. Parts 2 through 5 will follow in the coming week or so. More About: Video , The D
just a little bit longer...
2007-09-04 05:51:00 OK, so my hiatus from blogging lasted a little longer than I thought it would. Regular blogging should resume tomorrow with yet another Space Video of the Day. More About: Litt
hiatus
2007-08-29 01:28:00 Things are just crazy busy here right now, so I'm going to take a short break from blogging. Blogging will resume on Saturday. More About: Hiatus
Space Video of the Day - 070826
2007-08-26 19:31:00 Stars on the Brink Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070825
2007-08-25 08:01:00 Moon World Resorts is an ambitious resort project that may one day grace the outskirts of Las Vegas.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070824
2007-08-24 21:00:00 Today's space video is a montage of video clips and still shots of the preparations and launch of the Phoenix Mars mission, set to Thomas Dolby's She Blinded Me With Science.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D
Space Video of the Day - 070823
More articles from this author:2007-08-23 15:30:00 Today's space video is a parody of both the TV show COPS and Star Wars.Space Video of the Day Archive More About: The D 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
