Stream of consciousness Make no mistake, we’re serious about this 19 Sep 201910 Sep 2019 Yes. We are on our way back. We have lost much of the knowledge that brought us there in the first place, but we are on our way back. When…
Stream of consciousness Going to Mars… 20 Jun 201910 Jun 2019 In economy, there is a rather rough concept called "sunk costs". Going to #moononmars may just very well lead to the James Webb Space Telescope and others being considered sunk…
Stream of consciousness Think you have stamina? 25 Apr 201915 Apr 2019 On its Wikipedia-page, it says: "The Voyager Program was similar to the Planetary Grand Tour planned during the late 1960s and early 70s. The Grand Tour would take advantage of…
Nerdy stuff Space vs. Invisible braces 16 Apr 20195 Apr 2019 If you want to know more, the term to look for online is "space technology spin-off". Alternatively, just comment below. :) © 2019 Alexander Biebricher All Rights Reserved.
Stream of consciousness Been there 14 Mar 20193 Mar 2019 I love this image. Back there, behind the bushes is a light. The light is sunlight reflected off of a basically rather dark object. That object is a gigantic ball-shaped…
Nerdy stuff Nerdy Stuff: American manned spaceflight in 2018? — The Science Geek 8 Aug 201829 Jul 2018 As readers of a previous post will know, since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in July 2011, America has been unable to put any astronauts into orbit around the…