March 2009
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The World of Buckminster Fuller, an 85 minute DVD by Oscar winning filmmaker Robert Snyder told entirely in Bucky’s own words.
Mar 31st
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Mar 31st
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“People say to me, ‘I wonder what it would be like to be on a...”
– R. Buckminster Fuller
Mar 31st
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Mar 23rd
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Mar 22nd
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“But why man? Why not do these things with machines? What is it about man’s...”
– Dr. George M. Low, former NASA Administrator, 1971
Mar 21st
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Listen“Spaceman” by Harry Nilsson
Mar 20th
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Mar 20th
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“The planet Earth is very special. It has masses of land, great oceans, and an...”
– Dr. George M. Low, former NASA Administrator, 1971
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Space Relics
What I found this weekend: Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 collectible glasses made by Libbey “The First Man on the Moon” 45 LP from MGM Large collection of NASA Activities leaflets from 1971 to 1988 Shuttle orbiter pin STS-119 Mission emblem pin The Man Who Went the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins from Chronicle Books NASA dog tag for JD pup
Mar 16th
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Mar 16th
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I saw a beautiful golden orb leave our orbit last night at 7:43p from Titusville, The Space Coast. Here’s Part 2 where you can see two very tiny solid rocket boosters separate from the shuttle. You can view NASA’s footage here. The Discovery should be docking with the space station at 5:13p today.
Mar 16th
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Mar 11th
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SPACE!
I got all excited about the possibility of seeing the shuttle launch and geeked out (or Wired out) about tons of space related things today: Nasa on Twitter 8 Wierd Pieces of Space Junk including the $100,000 tool bag, Gene Roddenberry’s (creator of Star Trek) ashes and oddly enough, a spatula. 5 of the Worst Space Launch Failures Space Station Webcam Goes Live Kepler Telescope Launch...
Mar 11th
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“Being able to watch the boring stuff actually teaches us an important lesson...”
– Space Station Webcam Goes Live from Wired.com
Mar 11th
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BREAKING NEWS: NASA scrubs tonight's shuttle... →
Shuttle officials are now shooting for a launch on Thursday night. We’re heading to Florida for a planned getaway and just happen to be going when the Discovery is launching. I was so disappointed to miss the launch tonight, but now it’s scheduled for tomorrow evening and I think we can make it if we leave as soon as I get off work! There are only nine flights scheduled before retiring...
Mar 11th
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Mar 3rd
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