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Tag Archives: NASA
Interview with Ulyana Nadia Horodyskyj
Ulyana’s infatuation with nature started at a very young age. At 6 years old, she saw mountains for the first time – the Swiss Alps – and was hooked. At age 12, she started dabbling in science fair projects, studying … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Atacama, Boulder, Colorado, demon, demon snuggling, Everest, Hera, high altitude, hypoxia, Mars, Mars analog, NASA, Nepal, PoSSUM, science in the wild, space exploration, Ulyana
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Interview with Dr. Leroy Chiao
Leroy Chiao is a former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander. He works in business and consulting. He is a co-founder and CEO of OneOrbit, a training and education solutions company. Chiao also holds appointments at Rice University and … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged astronaut, ISS, NASA, One Orbit, OneOrbit, OneOribt, space shuttle
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Interview with Ron Sparkman
Ron Sparkman is a professional D.J. of 15 years who was inspired by the reboot of “Cosmos”, hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson to become a science communicator. The show ignited a fire in Ron to make drastic changes in his … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Interviews
Tagged astronaut, astronomy, base camp, Bill Nye, Billy Michelson, college, Elon Musk, Everest, life change, Mars, NASA, Neil deGrasse Tyson, patreon, physics, science, science in the wild, space foundation, space hipster, Startalk
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Interview with Clayton C. Anderson
Clayton Anderson spent 30 years with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): 15 as an engineer and then 15 as a United States Astronaut. He retired in January of 2013 after flying two missions; one a long duration trip to the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged #DWTS, aluminum foil, Anderson, AstroClay, astronauts, Atlantis, ballroom, Bill Ingvall, Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Charles Justiz, Christian, Clayton, dancing, Dancing With the Stars, Dayna Steele, Discovery, Dong Ting's, Iowa, Karina Smirnoff, Lithium Hydroxide, memoir, music, NASA, NASA nerds, Nebraska, Nebraska One, Nebraska Two, nerds, Patrick Stewart, Penguin, Rick Mastracchio, satellites, space shuttle, spacewalk, stalker, STEM, Superman, Susan, Taking Up Space, Texas
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Interview with Sharyn Yee
I am and have been in the 3d artist world since 2004, everything I learned, I taught myself with patience and time. I also love photography and hope to get into that some time in the near future. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Artemis, artist, Australia, BellaDZines, Bobak, Bobak Ferdowsi, CS6, Deviant Art, digital art, James Yee, NASA, New Mexico, PoserPro
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Interview with James Yee
I am a long term Space Tracker. I’ve worked at Goldstone, JPL, and I’m now at the White Sands TDRS tracking facility in New Mexico. I’ve been tracking satellites for over 10 years now. Besides that I’m just one big … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged 3D modeling, 3D modelling, big stompy robots, cancer, Consumed, EVE online, fathers and daughters, gamers, Gozer the Carpathian, Gozer the Gozerian, Innocence Lost, Jenner, kickstarter, Liftport, Merge, NASA, Sarah, Sharyn Yee, Space Elevator, spacecraft, Tabletop Adventures, The Big Bang Theory, Vigo the Carpathian, webcomic
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Who’s Going To the Moon?
A heck of a lot of folks! (Skip to the bottom for my ROW80 update) Besides Liftport who plans to build an orbital elevator on the moon in the next decade, there are quite a few other groups planning projects … Continue reading
Posted in Liftport, Real Science, ROW80, Writing
Tagged #ROW80, GETLF8D, Lunar X Prize, moon, Moon Ninja, NASA, tech
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Interview With Homer Hickam
Homer Hickam is probably best known for his classic memoir Rocket Boys which was made into the 1999 movie October Sky. He is also a bestselling and award-winning author of more than a dozen other books including his military history … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged biolastic, Boyle's Law, Cape Hatteras, Crater, decompression sickness, Dinosaur Hunter, Distinguished Service Award, Fillmore County, Garfield County, gillie, helium-3, Homer Hickam, Homer Hickman, Josh Thurlow, Liftport, NASA, October Sky, Olympic torch, Paco, Rocket Boys, scrag, scrapes, Sky of Stone, Space Elevator, St. John, The Cat Who Meowed in Space, The Keeper's Son, Torpedo Junction, Vietnam Vet
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Interview With Michael Interbartolo III
Michael Interbartolo III is the In Situ Field Test Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He is responsible for overseeing the design, test and integration of the first generation system that will process representative Martian soil and atmosphere to produce … Continue reading
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Tagged Andree Wallin, Attitude Control Branch, civil servant, deep space travel, Division Certification of Flight Readiness, Exceptional Achievement Medal, George Lucas, George Washington University, Goddard, Goldilocks zone, Have we stopped dreaming?, In Situ Field Test Project, ion propulsion, Johnson Space Center, Joseph Kosinski, Kepler Mission, LOx, Marian atmosphere, Mars, Martian soil, Methane thruster, Mike Massimino, Mission Control, Mission Operations Directorate, NASA, Natalie Villalobos, Neil deGrasse Tyson, nerd tree, Oblivion, Orbiter Project Office, Orion Avionics, Paul Spudis, Penny for NASA, Penny4NASA, products that have come from the space program, Prophets of Science Fiction, Pursuit, Robotic mission to Mars, shuttle Atlantis, solar electric propulsion, Space Transportation Vehicle Division, Space X, SpaceX, Spartan payloads, Special Payloads Division, Star Wars, Steely Eye Missile (wo)men of Mission Ops, Steely Eyed Missile Men of Mission Ops, Tau'ri Battlecruiser, The Big Bang Theory
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Interview With Charles Justiz
A graduate of the of the United States Air Force Academy and a former United States Air Force Officer, Charles Justiz has logged over 16,000 hours on over 100 different types of aircraft during his career. Prior to his retirement from NASA in 2010, Dr. Justiz … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged aerospace engineering, Air Force Academy, Apollo 13, Artificial Intelligence, Aviation Safety, Dayna Steele, DC-9, ionized plasma flows around charged spacecraft, KC-135, Machine Based Intelligence, Mass Fraction, NASA, plausible science, rocket science, Ron Howard, rotovator, Space Elevator, space shuttle, Specific Impulse, successor to the Space Shuttle, suspension of disbelief, Tom Hanks, University of Houston, USAF, Vomit Comet
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