Masks On, Heroes! Three Ways to Help Healthcare Help You
Happy Doctor’s Day 2020, everyone! Last week, my boss, who has been a physician for more than 35 years and escaped from the Soviet Union, said that this was the Continue reading
Heroes in Masks
To everyone who want to help those of us on the front lines: Thank you so much for offering to make face masks for our patients, for people who may Continue reading
The Accidental Astronaut
Just When You Thought It was Safe to Take Off The Spacesuit…. …Hello spacefriends! It has been a minute. Since we last hung out, I’ve been on the run-in a Continue reading
The Martians: 3 Years Later
Gravity, inertial momentum, and limited financing team up to make an efficient round-trip to Mars a 2-to-3 Earth-year tour. Aug 28th, 2018 marked three Earth years since my crew – Continue reading
The End of An Era and The Rebirth of US Space
Everyone in the business knew it was en route, though I’m not sure we were prepared for it to arrive quite so soon. In fact, technically we’re not prepared, as the Continue reading
Observations: Why They Matter
We have a theory – a lot of theories, actually – about how the Universe works. On scales big and small, from the entire cosmos to the threads that bind Continue reading
For the Love of Science (We’re Taking Requests)
What does one do after spending a year – an Earth year – simulating life on Mars? There are short term and long term answers to this question. Some of Continue reading
Long Live The Exceptions
A few quick thoughts about the passing of John Glenn while I travel at 500 mph over the southwestern United States on the way to Los Angeles to film an episode Continue reading
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Come Back to Earth
Hello world! It’s been a while. My previous post was signed, sealed, and delivered shortly before the flap on our dome’s backdoor opened and the HI-SEAS IV crew returned to Continue reading
Landing: After a Year and a Day Away
A year and a day ago, I came here with a stack of books, a small pile of clothes, and a leather medical bag. The stack of books got larger. Don’t Continue reading