Tag: Spock

Meet ULA’s Vulcan Rocket

Meet ULA’s Vulcan Rocket

Vulcan Booster / Image Credit United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance formally introduced its new booster on Monday. Intended to replace both the Atlas and Delta product lines over time, the new rocket’s name is Vulcan., although ULA also refers to the booster as the Next Generation Launch System. The name was chosen in an […]

Leonard Nimoy, Spock and the Rationale for Space Exploration

Leonard Nimoy, Spock and the Rationale for Space Exploration

Some personal thoughts on the passing of Leonard Nimoy When news of Leonard Nimoy’s death broke on February 27th, it set off an avalanche of messages on social media mourning the loss of a man who at times struggled to separate himself from the role which defined his public perception. Yet for many who responded […]

Entering COSMOS

Entering COSMOS

1980’s classic PBS series COSMOS rebooted across Fox networks Sunday evening.  Beginning with an introduction by President Obama, and the voice of the late Carl Sagan himself delivering the opening lines from the original episode “the cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be,” a new generation has the opportunity to […]

Live Long and Be “Wello”: Another “Tri-Corder” Hits the Market

Live Long and Be “Wello”: Another “Tri-Corder” Hits the Market

  It’s beginning to become difficult to keep track of all the existing or proposed IPhone devices which the media compares to Star Trek’s iconic tri-corders. Now you can add Wello to the list, a basic medical scanner built into an IPhone case, coming soon for Android phones as well.

The Five Year Mission Goes On: Star Trek Continues

The Five Year Mission Goes On: Star Trek Continues

In terms of the culture of space exploration, and what it will take to become a true space faring society, there is probably nothing that compares to the unique and enduring legacy of Star Trek. And while the original series has been re-imagined in two commercially successful movies, the iconic show has been off the […]

Getting to Space : Looking Ahead in 2013

Getting to Space : Looking Ahead in 2013

As spaceship Earth embarks on another trip around the Sun,  it’s an appropriate occasion to take a look ahead at the New Year and consider what developments might take place which could change the fundamental cost basis of reaching orbit. Suborbital Space:  After seemingly  endless delays, 2013 is poised to be the breakout year for the reusable suborbital launch industry.  (but […]

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