Category Archives: Technology

STS-118 Space Shuttle Endeavor Readies for Launch

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Thanos

Slated to take of at 6:36 EDT, Space Shuttle Endeavor is now on the pad fueling. You can watch live here.

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TVA to Finish Building 2nd Watts Bar Reactor

Posted on August 5, 2007 by Thanos

TVA voted to finish contruction of a second reactor at Watts Bar that stopped building in 1985. This is great news, and successful finish of this construction will herald the way for new Nuclear energy plants in the US. Continue reading →

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Phoenix Rises Enroute to Mars

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Thanos

The Phoenix Mars mission hit a rain delay yesterday and instead took off this morning. The launch was clean, and one of our frequent commenters caught the trail, but not the takeoff — Aknot describes the scene below: I verified … Continue reading →

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Space War Power

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Thanos

Taylor Dinerman has an article that’s recommended reading here. An Excerpt: As long as we live in a world without an all-out major war, the most dangerous form of space power is non-military. The mullahs of Iran and, before them, … Continue reading →

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Black Tuesday Comes Once a Month

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Thanos

It’s Black Tuesday, so here’s the monthly reminder to go get patched if you use “Gates Gear”. New security bulletins from microsoft are out, exploits using these will be out before the weekend, so get patched. More at ISC. Also … Continue reading →

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Carbon Credit or Euro Credit-Scam?

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Thanos

Green groups in Europe are speaking out about the carbon credit swindles, turns out that carbon credits are going to net out to little or no reduction in CO2 output. Go figure… article here.

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Atlantis Successfully Docks With Space Station

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Thanos

At 6:09 pm Eastern, Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully docked with the space station.

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Shuttle Launch Scheduled Tonight

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Thanos

STS-117 Is set to go, all systems green tonight at 7:30 PM Eastern time. Continue reading →

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Solar Power Satellite Renaissance

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Thanos

Solar Power Satellites would not only encourage space colonization, but also create a source of clean, un-ending energy for the burgeoning population of planet earth. Continue reading →

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The Cold War is Over

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Thanos

George Bush got something right yesterday and deserves kudos for it. Missile defense is key to the future safety of all the world. The nuclear djinn is out of the bottle, and it will never be put back again. Continue reading →

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