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America Moons Over 51st State

February 1, 2012

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Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has proposed establishing a space colony on the moon by 2020, and has even gone so far as to suggest the Moon could become America’s 51st state. His chief opponent Mitt Romney dismissed the idea as a transparent ploy to capitalize on the Moon’s lower gravity in hopes of artificially […]

Astronauts or AstroNots

November 17, 2011

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Dear NASA, I saw your job posting on USAJOBS seeking astronauts.  Apparently many veteran astronauts are leaving and NASA will need upwards of fifty-five new astronauts in the next few years. Here’s my favorite part of the job description: “Frequent travel may be required.”  I’m glad this detail was included before I applied because I […]

One Man’s Space Junk is Another Man’s NASA Lawsuit Treasure

September 26, 2011

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I spent much of the past week searching the heavens, baseball mitt in hand, hoping to catch a piece of the falling NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The falling satellite had garnered worldwide interest the past few weeks as the public speculated where it would land, and I was disappointed to learn the UARS ultimately […]