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Category Archives: Science
Temporary end of manned space launches
For the first time since the beginning of manned space exploration, there are no available spacecraft that can be used for manned launches. The US Space Shuttle system has been retired and the next-generation launch system will not be flight-ready for … Continue reading
Sunlight
Rosa woke up before me this morning and started her morning routine (doing her hair, picking out clothes). Eventually I began to stir. She came back into the bedroom and opened the curtains, letting the sunlight flood in. The sunlight … Continue reading
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Fukushima correction
More information has been coming out about the earliest moments of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear incident and the design of the reactors. It turns out that I was incorrect in surmising that the results of the experiment at Chernobyl or perhaps … Continue reading
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Happy Anniversary Yuri & Columbia
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, and marks the 30th anniversary of the first flight of the Space Shuttle, STS-1. It is remarkable that only 20 years separated the two events, and that … Continue reading
News Overload
I feel like I’m suffering from news overload. There is so much going on. Who would have predicted any of the events of the first 11 weeks of 2011 (also, the first 11 weeks of the new decade). What’s going … Continue reading
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The continuing efforts at Fukushima
As with everyone outside of the Middle East (where people are dealing with the continuation of the Libyan civil war and the invasion of Bahrain by foreign troops), I’ve been watching the events at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant. … Continue reading
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Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant – continued
I continue to follow the events at the nuclear power plants hit by the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. I had one of those d’oh moments. Whereas yesterday I was confused by the continuing issue with cooling a subcritical reactor, … Continue reading
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
After the “Arab Spring” events in Middle East and northern Africa, comes the devastating quake in Japan. I’ve been glued to the major news websites for weeks. The horrific Sendai quake and tsunami in Japan is stunning. There is so … Continue reading
The Most Expensive Book
I just finished reading the book “MoonFire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11” by Norman Mailer. It’s a beautiful book published by Taschen. Taschen publishes some of the best photo books in the world. This was the first Norman Mailer … Continue reading
Astrology is complete and utter nonsense
On the way to work this morning, I listened to a discussion concerning astrology on CBC Radio’s The Current. The first interviewee was Frank Florian from Science Director at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton. He discussed how the astrological … Continue reading
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