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Living here in NASA Town
My latest song is a tribute to the NASA workforce. Continue reading
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The Collier Trophy
Today Brian Breen, USA’s program manager for the International Space Station, visited with us Laptops and Logistics folks to show and talk about the Collier Trophy, which earlier this year was awarded to the ISS. Replica trophies will be making … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Constellation
One of my fears about the election of President Obama is that he would revert to his real position on space exploration. You’ll recall that he flip-flopped on his support for the human space flight once it became clear that … Continue reading
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A Quote is Worth 1,000 Links, and Some Old Friends
Several weeks ago I was contacted by a Mary K. Pratt, a ComputerWorld contributing writer who had been referred to me by the fabulous Naomi Karten (http://www.nkarten.com). To make a short story long, she interviewed me briefly about “networking” (the human/social … Continue reading
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Words of Wisdom from Astronaut / Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins
Eileen Collins’ witness statement from the hearing on “The Space Leadership Preservation Act and the Need for Stability at NASA” in February of this year was short, to the point, and dead on. To whit: “I believe program cancellation decisions … Continue reading →