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Countdown to Another New Era
It’s been 3 years, 3 months, and 20 days since I last wrote about how the US space industry was mandated by law to fly US citizens to space from …
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 …
CDC Masks – Maximized with SCIENCE!
The CDC has given US doctors the green light to start advising the public to wear masks…in public. This is good! While social distancing, eye protection, and GOOD hand-washing remain …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 – …
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 …
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 …
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 …