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Mars Science Laboratory -- Product vs. Process

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Nasa, Space Exploration, Moon, Nasa Launch, Commercial Space Travel, Mars, Orion, Mars Science Laboratory, Space Program, Technology News
Rick Tumlinson

It has often seemed over the years that there are two government space programs. One is bold and experimental in its style and approach, giving me and the millions of other Americans who are paying for this something for our money.

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Meteor Shower This Weekend!

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Video, Orionid Meteor Shower 2011, Orionids Meteor Shower, Shooting Star, Orionids Shooting Stars, Space, Orion, Halley's Comet Shooting Stars, Orionids, Halley's Comet Meteor Shower, Shooting Stars, Meteor Shower, Orionids Meteor Shower 2011, Orionids 2011, 2011 Orionid Meteor Shower, 2011 Orionids, Meteor Shower 2011, Meteor Showers 2011, Meteor Shower October 2011, Green News

There's good news for stargazers this weekend: The annual Orionid meteor shower peaks on Friday and Saturday mornings, according to WXYZ-TV, so get re...

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NewSpace to the Rescue for the Space Station

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Ares, Cosmonauts, Space Program, Sierra Nevada, Boeing, Commercial Space, Iss, Orion, Space Frontier Foundation, Newspace, Nasa, Bigelow, Space, Spacex, Soyuz, International Space Station, Astronauts, Space Shuttle, Orbital Sciences, Progress, Rockets, Technology News
Rick Tumlinson

It is absurd that more then 50 years into the age of human spaceflight, the entire world depends on one launch system to get people to and from space.

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Dumbing Down Books: A Crime Against Literature?

guardian.co.uk | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Margaret Tarner, Jay Gatsby, Dumbing Down Books, Ladybird Adaptations, Jessa Crispin, Orion, Roger Ebert, Compact Classics, The Great Gatsby, Books News

Hark, hark at this righteous rage! Over at the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert is in a right tizz over his discovery of an "intermediate" readers' vers...

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WATCH: Australia's Night Sky Makes For A Gorgeous Time Lapse

Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Constellation, Stars, Nasa, Time-Lapse Video, Orion, Australia, Vimeo, Green News

A rocky Australian coast on the Great Southern Ocean is the setting for this latest time lapse find from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day blog. ...

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Weekly Mulch: Why Natural Gas Companies Fear Josh Fox, Gasland, and the Oscars

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twix, Plains Exploration and Production Company, Gasland, Epa, change.org, Orion, Greenpeace, Alternet, Recycling, Red List, Costco, Mother Jones, Josh Fox, Earth Island Journal, Hydrofracking, Oscars, Girl Scout Cookies, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grist, Natural Gas, Green News
The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger The natural gas industry is afraid that Josh Fox, director of the muckraking film Gasland, might win an Os...

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The Role of Government in a New American Space Agenda

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ares I, Nasa, Space Program, Faa, Commercial Space, Space Shuttle, New Space, Space Policy, Space Exploration Technologies, Bigelow Aerospace, Exploration, Sierra Nevada Corp. Colorado Jobs, Space Frontier Foundation, Spacex, International Space Station, Armadillo Aerospace, Space Travel, Rockets, Orion, Technology News
Rick Tumlinson

Although it was government that led the first wave over the barricades of gravity, it is now the people who are taking on the work, and all hands are needed.

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Distant Celestial Fires

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supernova, Orion, Neutron Star, 2012 Prophecies, Betelgeuse, Adrienne Rich, Technology News
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

In line with end-of-the-world prophecies linked to Mayan calendars, there's sudden noise on the Internet that Betelgeuse will become a supernova in 2012. The segue is that this will first give us Tattooine-like sunsets, then singe earth and all upon it.

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The Rise of the New "Frontier" Movement

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Nasa, Spacex, Asteroids, Space Exploration, Aerospace, Huntsville-Alabama, Armadillo-Aerospace, Moon, Mars, Ares, Rockets, Orion, Apollo Project, Barack Obama, Astronaut, Politics News
Rick Tumlinson

The US space program is in the midst of a historic revolution. The White House's plan to hand over low Earth orbit activities to the rising US commerc...

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The Battle for the Frontier -- A Historic Moment

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, House of Representatives, International Space Station, Space Station, Boeing, Mike Griffin, Rocket, Mars, Congress, Obama, Ares, Shuttle, Bigelow Aerospace, Space Program, Nasa, Moon, Constellation, Spacex, Orion, Senate, S, Astronaut, Technology News
Rick Tumlinson

In the battle for the Frontier, the stakes are whether the United States will lead the world into space or relinquish itself to second world status by repeating the failed policies of the past.

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Author Does It Backwards: Fans, Then Book Deal

FutureBook | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book News, Social Media, Publishing, Stonewylde, Social Community, Books, Book Publishing News, Publishing News, Orion, Kit Berry, Gollancz, Books News

I've recently signed a good six-figure deal for my Stonewylde Series with Gollancz (Orion Publishing Group) for the worldwide rights to my series. Th...

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A Chance For You To Squander Your Time on Earth Like I Just Did

David Quigg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gaffe, Pedantry, Powerline, Orion Energy Systems, Lake Orion, Barack Obama, Pedant, John Hinderaker, Orion, Politics News
David Quigg

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