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Just Picture It: SpaceShipOne

I went to Washington, DC this past September (2008), and spent a long time in the National Air & Space Museum.  I was very impressed by all of it, of course – I’m very enthralled by space technology and exploration.  But I have to say that SpaceShipOne is one of the most meaningful things in [...]

Humans Must Return to Space

This post may be alternatively titled "Why Don’t We Do Anything Cool Anymore?" Since I’ve spent most of my life after the fall of the Soviet Union, I’ve never really had the chance to live through any of the grand events in space exploration.  These days most of what we do is routine.  It may [...]