Remember how I mentioned the other day that NASA and ASU are in the process of digitizing all the old Apollo photos? Well, apparently there’s an effort to restore the lunar images from other early missions too! Check this bad boy out. This is an oblique view of Copernicus crater, taken in 1966 by Lunar [...]
Archive for March 2009
Awesome Moon Photo
March 30, 2009ISS, Backlit
March 30, 2009I’m starting my first day of work at Johnson Space Center today, and coincidentally, I just came across this awesome photo of the International Space Station. It seemed fitting to post it since I’m going to be about a block from mission control. The ISS may have its critics but you can’t deny that this [...]
Review: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale
March 29, 2009I just watched the series finale of Battlestar Galactica last night. I’ve been toying around with posting occasional reviews on the blog, and this seemed like a good place to start. Be warned, there are going to be spoilers, so if you have not seen the episode, don’t read on. First off, my thoughts on [...]
LPSC: The Masursky Lecture
March 28, 2009Every year at LPSC one of the big events is the Masursky lecture, given by that year’s winner of the Masursky prize recognizing “individuals who have rendered outstanding service to planetary science and exploration through engineering, managerial, programmatic, or public service activities”. This year’s winner was Alan Stern, and he gave a thought-provoking talk about [...]
LPSC 2009: Day 2
March 28, 2009Day 2 was all about ice in the mars sessions: the morning focused on the polar caps and the afternoon focused on the subsurface. I also managed to catch a few non-mars talks. One of the first talks I saw was by Ken Tanaka, famed for his geologic maps of Mars. He showed the results [...]
Excuses
March 26, 2009Just a word to say that I do plan on blogging LPSC, but (clearly) I’m not going to be able to keep up with daily posts. I’m still taking notes, and I’ll post them when I have some more time. Part of the problem is that I’m staying at the conference hotel, which is nice [...]
Give MSL a Real Name!
March 24, 2009The voting has begun to give the Mars Science Laboratory a genuine, non-acronym name! There are nine potential names, and NASA is asking the general public to submit their votes this week. So go vote and help take part in the next Big Mission to Mars!
Carnival of Space #95
March 24, 2009The Carnival of space is up over at Orbitalhub! Why are you still here? Go check it out!
LPSC 2009: Day 1
March 24, 2009Unfortunately I missed the earliest sessions today because I had to drive down to Johnson Space Center to get a badge. I am going to be working there for four weeks after LPSC and another five weeks later in the summer, characterizing rock samples and shooting them with a laser, so I needed a badge [...]
Cosmos on Hulu!
March 22, 2009I just heard the other day that the entire Cosmos series is available for free on Hulu now! Carl Sagan inspired many of today’s astronomers, and making the series available ensures that his influence will continue to last. Take a look, and share the link with your friends.
