This is the TEDx talk of an extraordinary man Story Musgrave. In high pass he leads you through hi slive and live philosophy. Yes Story Musgrave is one of the astronauts how repaired the Huble space telescope, but he is so much more. After watching his TEDx talk, you will be left with some really deep questions …
EdX runs a cool course: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Astronautics and Human Spaceflight The course is presented by MIT Professor Jeffrey Hoffman, a former NASA astronaut who made five spaceflights and the first astronaut to log 1000 hours on the Space Shuttle He teaches you the core principles behind space travel and exploration. The course …
Some exiting findings where presented by, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who built the project and and manages it. Read the background article on how water helped shape Mount Sharp on the JPL website
Heard all the buss about the Higgsboson last year? The first evidence that the Higgsboson really exists was found with the ATLAS detector at CERN in Geneva. I was very happy, having the opportunity to make an underground visit to the ATLAS detector last weekend. Or group got a guided tour by Herman ten Kate the ATLAS magnet project leader …
A while ago I blogged about the super cool ISEE-3 reboot project. After that I had little time to write, but closely followed the project. I was a wild time, from the success of switching the telemetry, the success of firing up the spin up trusters, to the struggle with the maneuver trusters. Fact is …
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy recommends that a hitch hiker should always have his towel with him. There even is a Towel Day But what happens when you wring your wet towel in space? Will the water come of in bubbles an float free in space? Will it …