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The Martians: 3 Years Later

 August 30, 2018

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

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The End of An Era and The Rebirth of US Space

 March 5, 2017March 6, 2017

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

 Leave a comment Categoriescrew TagsDragon, history, Russia, SpaceX

Observations: Why They Matter

 February 23, 2017February 24, 2017

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

 Leave a comment Categorieshumanity, Uncategorized Tagsastronomy, observations, universe

For the Love of Science (We’re Taking Requests)

 February 16, 2017February 19, 2017

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

 5 Comments Categoriescommunication, family, return, things you miss, Uncategorized Tagsoutreach

Long Live The Exceptions

 December 8, 2016December 8, 2016

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

 Leave a comment Categoriesastronauts, humanity, peace, time, Uncategorized

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Come Back to Earth

 November 5, 2016November 27, 2016

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

 6 Comments Categoriescrew, habitat, things you miss, time

Landing: After a Year and a Day Away

 August 28, 2016November 27, 2016

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

 18 Comments Categoriescrew, family, holidays, humanity, water

The Write Stuff: A Plea from the Wrong Side of the Lens

 August 26, 2016November 27, 2016

I am unashamed to admit it: I am terribly proud of my people. To what “people” am I referring here? Doctors? Scientists? Astronauts and aspiring astronaut-types? That’s surely true in Continue reading

 1 Comment Categoriesjournalism, media, things you miss Tagsmedia, questions

Last Sunday on sMars

 August 22, 2016November 27, 2016

Looking back over a year’s worth of posts, I find that many of them can be a bit – if not somber – at least serious in tone. So for Continue reading

 5 Comments Categoriesreturn, travel

The Weirdest Thing: Two Weeks From Landing

 August 15, 2016November 27, 2016

Fourteen days from today, the hatch will open and the six of us will rejoin the world. In some (obvious) ways, we never left. In many ways, we’ll be aliens Continue reading

 16 Comments Categoriesmissing Earth, travel

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