Posted in "cosmonaut training", Russia, Uncategorized, space travel on Jan 5th, 2009 No Comments »
I paged through the NASA report on the last moments of the Columbia crew’s lives this weekend. The main report, published way back in August 2003, focused on what went wrong with the mission (and how it could be prevented). Basically, some insulation fell off and poked a hole in the spacecraft. This report […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
To be politically correct, let me state for the record that there are no good or bad teachers, only good or bad students. As for me, there are some classes in which I am a good student, and others in which I am bad.
In the ones where I am best, the teachers are engaged […]
Posted in Uncategorized, space travel, the industry on Dec 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Most New Year’s resolutions *begin* on New Year’s Day, but there’s no real completion date, and the resolutions are usually vague. I prefer to make my resolutions about what I will accomplish *before* New Year’s, even though some years I have to stretch it to December 32 or even later.
This year, my resolution […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 18th, 2008 No Comments »
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