Archives for the 'travel' Category
NIST Boulder Labs
Published on 18 Mar 2007 at 2:01 pm.
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Well, I am back from Spring Break. I really needed that break. I was worn out!
One of the places that I went was Boulder, Colorado. I really like the Boulder area. There is a lot to see and do around there. One place that I got to visit that I’ve wanted to see for years […]
Astronomers and the Space Needle
Published on 5 Jan 2007 at 6:17 pm.
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Built for the 1962 World’s Fair, the 605 foot high Space Needle is a famous Seattle landmark. People who’ve never even been to Seattle know it from pictures. The theme of the fair was the 21st Century, and planners wanted some structure to symbolize the future. The Space Needle is what they […]
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FAA space passenger travel guidelines
Published on 19 Dec 2006 at 9:36 am.
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Well, according to a published report, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally gotten around to setting rules for passenger space travel. Private space flight has become a reality. For a number of years, private companies have been in the business of launching rockets with unmanned payloads. But generally, people are treated differently than cargo in […]
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Flagstaff
Published on 5 Oct 2006 at 11:32 am.
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This past weekend the local newspaper had a large article on Flagstaff on the cover of the Travel Section of the Sunday paper. Well, I read through it, and the article talked about how wonderful Flagstaff is to visit and how much there is to do there. It talked about biking, hiking, camping, […]
The Odessa Crater
Published on 17 Sep 2006 at 12:17 pm.
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If you are travelling through west Texas on I-20, there’s a great place to stop just west of Odessa. It is a hole in the ground. While that might not sound exciting, this hole was made by a meteorite impact some 50,000 years ago. This crater is really pretty easy to get […]
Anousheh Ansari: Astronaut
Published on 26 Aug 2006 at 12:17 pm.
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It was recently announced that the next space tourist will be Anousheh Ansari. I know that some space exploration purists are aghast at the concept of space tourism, but I think that it is a good idea. Getting more private money involved in space will bring the costs down. When air travel […]
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Space Center Houston
Published on 15 Aug 2006 at 4:20 am.
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So, is anyone going to Houston? Anyone who knows anything about space exploration knows that Houston has played a key role in American spaceflight. The Manned Spaceflight Center (Later the Johnson Space Center) was built on the outskirts of Houston. This is the site of Mission Control. Several rockets, spacecraft, and […]
