Monthly Archives: July 2005

The LA Times reports this morning that the US is going to pull out of 13 German bases, removing 6100 troops. But that will still leave about 50,000 troops in that country. What a quagmire Germany has been. Where’s the … Continue reading →

Okay, this is really exciting. Besides the earlier announced Kuiper belt object that is about 70 per cent the size of Pluto, most likely, Cal Tech has since announced the discovery of what, by all measures (assuming that Pluto is … Continue reading →

Another world has been discovered in our Solar System, according to a report by New Scientist Astronomical detective work led to the stunning discovery of a large new world beyond Pluto – and hiding in plain sight. The object could … Continue reading →

MSNBC.com is reporting that: SPACE CENTER, Houston – NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said Friday he hasn’t given up on launching another shuttle this year, despite suspending flights until the agency can stop foam insulation from snapping off and threatening the … Continue reading →

I watched a new show on the Sci-Fi channel tonight that I had seen advertised and thought might be interesting. It’s called Master Blaster. Apparently each week there is a contest between two teams to launch something with high powered … Continue reading →

A beautiful launch, right on time this morning; the Discovery is safely in orbit. Way to go!

I am really frustrated and unhappy. My ISP, who’ve I’ve been with since 1997, has been very unhelpful of late. My connection has been going down at random, with no explanation, for hours at a time. I call and call … Continue reading →

According to MSNBC.com today: NASA engineers believe they have isolated the fuel-gauge malfunction that stopped last week’s countdown toward the shuttle Discovery’s launch, and with Tropical Storm Franklin headed north, the launch team is set to begin a new countdown … Continue reading →

According to NASAWatch.com the Space Shuttle Discovery is now scheduled for launch on Tuesday, July 26, 2005: Editor’s note: NASA has set next Tuesday, 26 July as the next launch attempt for STS-114. Launch is planned for 10:34 am EDT. … Continue reading →

James Doohan, who played Scotty on the original Star Trek series and in seven Star Trek movies, died early today. He was 85. I met him a couple of times when I was in graduate school at UCLA. I drove … Continue reading →