Kit and I flew down to California for FC this past weekend. We went a day early to have some time to hang out with Trey and decompress before the actual con started. We’ve both been very work-focused recently so some time to chill out was nice ( Read more... )

Don't follow me on Twitter? You basically miss me posting photos of my cooking. I went through and picked some highlights from the past year and stuck them in a G+ album ( Read more... )

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Early this morning, the new Orion module design was put through a full flight test (designated EFT-1). This is not the final vehicle but a first version of the capsule which may get NASA back to manned spaceflight. This flight is the furthest we've sent a capsule (though unmanned this time) from Earth since the Apollo 17 flight.


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First, the bad...

Antares Explosion Investigation


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I was watching the Antares launch yesterday. Not in person but on a live NASA feed. I try to watch SpaceX and Orbital launches whenever possible. I was watching on Monday when the first Antares launch attempt got scrubbed because a sailboat drifted into the restricted safety area downrange. Then Tuesday...


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The New Horizons mission is closing in on Pluto after all these years in flight!

The long range camera has previously been able to see Pluto and Charon orbiting (showing how they move as a binary). Article here.

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Someone nominated Hazrat for the Fursuit Fracas tourney! This is rather a surprise as I've never asked for anyone to nominate me. I've always stood clear of such popularity contests ( Read more... )

We are doing a late-summer road trip down to CA. We arrived last night at Trey's place in Santa Clara. I've been tweeting some pics as we travel. Once it's done I'll collect some of the better ones here too.

We are down here for a few days. On Friday morning we start the haul back up.

Rosetta comet rendezvous is a triumph for the European Space Agency


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