Elon Musk Wants To Nuke Mars
One of the popular themes of science fiction is the concept of converting hostile planetary environments into places where human beings could live.
Planetary Resources
Two weeks ago I attended the Space Entrepreneurs Epicenter of Space meeting in Marina Park in Kirkland Washington. The Keynote Speaker was Chris Lewicki, the President and Chief Engineer for Planetary Resources, a company dedicated to asteroid mining.
Space Entrepreneurs in Seattle
Last week I attended the Space Entrepreneurs Epicenter of Space meeting in Marina Park in Kirkland Washington.
Space Angels Network
I am attending the Epicenter of Space event in Kirkland Washington on the evening of August 27th. This is a networking meeting for the space industry in the Seattle area. There will be a couple of special speakers including a Managing Partner from the Space Angels Network.
Thoth Technology Granted Patent For Twelve Mile High Tower To Launch Space Planes
Launching payloads into Earth orbit or beyond is expensive and difficult. Climbing up out of the deep gravity well of the Earth is not easy.
The Chinese Should Be Allowed To Participate In The International Space Station Program
The International Space Station (ISS) has been in the news lately. The first section of the ISS was launched in 1998. The ISS is the largest artificial body in Earth orbit. The ISS consists: "of pressurized modules, external trusses, solar arrays and other components.
Seattle - The Epicenter of Space Event
I was really excited when it was announced that the Space Trade Association was being started in Seattle where I live. I have been an avid reader of science fiction since I was a kid and have been eager to see the entry of private companies into peaceful exploration and exploitation of space.
Returning To The Moon May Be Much Cheaper Than NASA Previously Estimated
I was thrilled when the U.S. landed a man on the Moon in 1969 and have been very disappointed that it is decades later and we have not sent any humans to the Moon in quite awhile. I could never understand how we could have done it the first time from scratch and with primitive equipment only to be told that it would take decades and break the bank to send humans up there again.
Audi Helps Design An Aesthetic Lunar Rover For The Goole Lunar XPRIZE Competition
One of the interesting trends in science fiction in the past thirty years has been the emergence of "steampunk". "Steampunk refers to a subgenre of science fiction and sometimes fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery." (Wikipedia) I have read some of these books and gone to a couple of steampunk conventions.
Dream Chaser - Part Two of Two Parts
Part Two of Two Parts: (Please read Part One first)