Weightless at last
Posted in "cosmonaut training", Russia, logistics, space travel on Jan 21st, 2009 1 Comment »
In which I experience weightlessness for the fifth time.
Archive for January, 2009
I can see clearly now
Posted in "cosmonaut training", logistics, space travel on Jan 11th, 2009 No Comments »
wherein I learn to appreciate home….
The NASA report
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 […]
Teachers and lessons in Star City
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 […]