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Archives / June 2012
Thoughts
Alan Turing would have been 100 years old on June 23rd. His work in the fields of mathematics and cryptology changed the world we live in and ushered in the age of computers.
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Tech
What will passenger aircraft look like in the future? To spark the creative fires, NASA sponsored a design competition. Basically companies were asked to create commercial jets that fly quieter, with less fuel and exhaust.
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Space
This video from NASA is awesome! It’s slick, but stuffed with good science. It graphically and emotionally conveys the stakes involved for the Curiosity rover to land on Mars — no small feat.
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Tech
Could this airplane revolutionize travel? Synergy Aircraft wants to build a personal aircraft that’s safer and gets better fuel economy than the family minivan (with better views).
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Top 5
While huge spacecraft like the Enterprise capture the imagination, small ones — that might fit into your garage — are really intriguing. I’ve fantasized for years about owning one of these.
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Science
Living and researching at sea for long periods is finally at hand. SeaOrbiter, the brainchild of French architect Jacques Rougerie, is part submarine and part research vessel.
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Sci-Fi
My fascination with Venus is life-long, but this story was really sparked at JPL when a scientist told me the theory of ‘global resurfacing’ — a huge periodic geological event.
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Space
Liu Yang became China’s first woman in space. She will head the medical experiments on the mission — which also includes the country’s first manned docking with a space module.
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Reviews
Don’t believe the hype. Prometheus may be beautifully shot and feature amazing sets and locations. But, as an overall experience, the film is a mess.
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Science
You must see this video! Last Tuesday’s rare transit of Venus became a converging point for people to experience first-hand the immensity of the universe around them.
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Thoughts
We grew up wanting flying cars and jet packs — transporters to whisk us around the Earth. But, think about how much faster we travel than our ancestors. We have ‘transporters’ right now.
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Thoughts
Most folks were deeply inspired by Star Wars when it was released. But I think the film was instrumental in killing the future. It helped derail humankind’s thirst for the reality of space.
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