Category Archives: Technology

E-books

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

The science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke wrote “For all but a brief moment near the dawn of history, the word ‘ship’ will mean simply – ‘spaceship.’” While we today refer to the books that we read on our computers—whether … Continue reading →

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Go.

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

Back in 2004 I had the privilege of being involved in a small way with the launch of SpaceShipOne, the first non-government spaceship. Afterwards, I wrote an article for a small newspaper in Northern California that I still write for. … Continue reading →

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Being a Technophile

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

I am a technophile. There, I’ve said it. But I don’t need a twelve-step program. I embrace what I am and I’m proud of it. My wife is also a technophile, and for that matter, so are our children. We … Continue reading →

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Commitment

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepherd rode a Redstone rocket on a short, fifteen minute hop into suborbital space, becoming the first American astronaut. He flew alone in a Mercury capsule. A few weeks later, on May 25, 1961, President … Continue reading →

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The Future

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

On July 20, 1969 human beings first stepped onto the surface of the moon. First was Neil Armstrong, second was Buzz Aldrin. By 1972, when the Apollo program ended, a total of 12 men had walked on the moon. No … Continue reading →

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You Know You’re Old…

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

You know you’re getting old when your first computer was a Commodore Vic 20. I purchased the machine when I was in graduate school at UCLA just as the 1980’s were beginning. The movie, Back to the Future hadn’t come … Continue reading →

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50 Years of Americans in Orbit

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

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Soyuz

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

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Quote for the Day

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

The fact that we have not yet found the slightest evidence for life — much less intelligence — beyond this Earth does not surprise or disappoint me in the least. Our technology must still be laughably primitive, we may be … Continue reading →

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Extreme Science

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

There’s an old and humorous joke about human arrogance. One day a group of scientists got together and decided that humanity had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell … Continue reading →

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