Alan Boyle reports in his Cosmic Log that the X Prize Foundation is planning an announcement on July 27 that will likely start a 60-day countdown for seeking the $10 million spaceflight prize. Apparently both SpaceShipOne team leader Burt Rutan and da Vinci Project (that’s the team that plans to launch from here in Saskatchewan!) …
Somewhat belatedly–hey, yesterday was my birthday!–here’s my writing note for July 20: A good day, actually. I got my science column out to my e-subscribers, the blog and the Regina Leader Post, then did a nice big swatch of re-writing on Shards of Excalibur–I’d rather hoped to finish it, but that wasn’t to be; today, …
…a term I loathe. Perhaps I need a government inquiry or a professional counsellor. Whichever.
It’s hard to believe, for those of us of a certain age, but July 20 marked the 35th anniversary of the first manned moon landing (and, as it happens, the 35th anniversary of my 10th birthday, in case you’re wondering just what “a certain age” is). In January, President George W. Bush called for the …
Hmmm. I wondered why the BBC article I linked to earlier about ammonia on Mars was the only article on the subject I’d seen. Maybe now I know why.
It’s hard to believe, for those of us of a certain age, but July 20 marked the 35th anniversary of the first manned moon landing (and, as it happens, the 35th anniversary of my 10th birthday, in case you’re wondering just what “a certain age” is). In January, President George W. Bush called for the …
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear me, happy birthday to me!
Today being Monday, the first part of it (well, after the brisk walk around the lake in the warm, humid morning–yes, humidity in Regina! Will wonders never cease?–and the coffee date with my wife) was spent on writing this week’s science column. The topic was a no-brainer: tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of Apollo 11, …
A fascinating article about the differences between Americans and Canadians (and Americans and, well, just about everybody else) based on the differences between two small towns separated by two miles–and the Alaska/B.C. border. Americans, cowboys? You betcha!
…that is the question, and according to a new study,not to swat–in other words, to flick–is the answer: the better way to reduce the risk of infection from mosquitoes.
…um, so to speak. “They” being the European Space Agency ,and “it” being a satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet service to remote parts of Canada. What did you think I meant?
Working on The Amber Spyglass with my wife, and Red Thunder by John Varley for myself (and enjoying it very much–it’s a lot like reading a classic Heinlein juvenile, but with more sex); finished reading the current Locus and am most of the way through the current Discover.
