Beam Me Down: Chinese Quantum Entanglement
The Chinese teleported two photons to Earth, and proved that faster than light communication is possible!
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NASA’s Brand New Asteroid Mission!
NASA has a new spacecraft that can save Earth. Unfortunately, it isn’t funded and it won’t make its first test flight until 2022 at the earliest.
Audiobook Review: Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Cosmos by Carl Sagan is a fine companion to the hard copy and an even better introduction for those new to this informative examination of our universe.
Review: Omon Ra by Victor Pelevin
Omon Ra by Victor Pelevin mixes historical global perception with the fictional absurdity of the military sciences dictated by a political climate that we can only hope is purely satirical.
Congressional Funding for NASA in 2017 (Not half bad – who knew?)
Congress unanimously approved NASA’s 2017 budget. Considering the anti-science bias in this Congress, this one is a pleasant surprise (with one glaring exception).
The Audio File: Settling the Final Frontier
Lots of really great audio stories are reviewed in this edition of The Audio File.
There Are No Photos of Neil Armstrong on the Moon?
There were no useable photos taken of Neil Armstrong during his Apollo 11 walk on the Moon.
Comic Review: The Forever War
The first issue of Joe Haldeman’s six-part The Forever War series hits the shelves once again at your favorite comic store on Wednesday, February 15th, 2017.
Gene Cernan And The Last Flag On The Moon
Apollo 17 Astronaut Eugene Cernan (1934-2017) and the American flag he raised, became the last of their kind to stand on the Moon.
Thank You for Saving 1968 (a parable for our times)
Apollo 8: December 25, 1968 (the spirits of another Christmas)
John Glenn: The Last of the Magnificent Seven
John Glenn was the last surviving member of NASA’s remarkable first group of astronauts, the Mercury 7.
Killer Asteroids: Can We Stop Them?
If a “nation killer” asteroid comes heading our way, Bruce Willis won’t be able to save us.
(Book Review) X-15 Diary: The Story of America’s First Space Ship
In 1960, twenty years before the Space Shuttle, NASA launched another manned, airplane-shaped spacecraft to the fringes of space. Neil Armstrong was one of its pilots.
Killer Asteroids: Can We Track Them?
If an asteroid the size of an 18-wheeler collided with Earth it would cause massive destruction. And since there are a lot of these, can we at least keep an eye on where they are? Not very well.
Asteroids! Why Does It Have To Be Asteroids?
Are asteroids humanity’s Armageddon or the promised land? It depends on which gets here first.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
The ambitious mission of the James Webb Space Telescope is “to see the first light of the universe”.
Astronaut Mae Jemison: Flew on Space Shuttle and The Starship Enterprise
Astronaut Mae Jemison has flown in space on both the NASA Space Shuttle and on the Starship Enterprise. And, along the way, she became the first female African American astronaut to travel into orbit.
Blueprint for a Battlestar by Rod Pyle
Blueprint for a Battlestar by Rod Pyle will take readers on a fact finding mission where the science is explained and the fiction just may become reality.
Anna Fisher: Astronaut, Physician (and Rock Band Icon?)
Anna Fisher is an emergency physician, a Shuttle flight veteran, and the longest serving American astronaut. And one photo of her has gone viral!
Astronaut Rhea Seddon: The First Female Surgeon In Space
On Rhea Seddon’s Space Shuttle flights her training as a medical doctor was pivotal.
Eileen Collins: The First Woman Space Shuttle Commander
With the launch of Columbia on July 23, 1999, Eileen Collins became the first woman astronaut assigned Commander of a Space Shuttle mission.
Is This How Dinosaurs Felt?
Worried that an asteroid will hit the Earth? As Andrew Weston reports, NASA has some good news and some bad news on the subject of a near earth object called Bennu.
The Mercury 13: NASA’s Secret Women Astronauts in 1961?
In 1961, 13 exceptionally experienced women aviators performed well in tests developed for NASA astronauts. None of them were selected as astronauts.
Top 10 Young Adult Books You Need To Read By Fall
Now that summer is winding down a bit, it’s time to start stocking up for winter reading – or – you’re TBR pile is just not tall enough!
Sally Ride: First American Woman In Space
Sally Ride was one of the first six women NASA astronauts in 1978. All six made it into space.
Anime Roundup 7/14/2016: Too Much Fun
In this week’s viewing: A possibly lucky thirteen premieres!
Italian Astronaut Captain Samantha Cristoforetti
ISS Astronaut Captain Samantha Cristoforetti is one of the first women fighter pilots in the Italian Air Force, logging over 500 flight hours on six types of aircraft. She’s also a big SF fan!
Asni’s Art Blog: Space Shuttle
Having a permanent space station in orbit is all well and fine, but how to get people and materials on and off it?
Review: Moonwalk by H. B. Fyfe
Moonwalk by H. B. Fyfe is science fiction’s short story equivalent of Hemingway’s classic The Old Man and the Sea, minus all of the fanfare and accolades.
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