Some space fun with Santa and NORAD

Can NORAD really track Santa using satellites? How do they say they do it? What if your child asks a question? Find out a few of your favorite things in my Clearancejobs.com post, all done in good fun–right here.

A little about buying satellite imagery

Yup–it’s another article for Clearancejobs.com, and you can go here to read it. It’s titled “How to Buy a Satellite,” and while the title is a meant to generate interest, the article is really about how a person or company can “task” DigitalGlobe LEO imagery satellites and the considerations of imagery collection requirements management. Go […]

The Soviet moon probe activities

The Chinese moon rover has prompted a few people to write about the Soviet lunar probe program. If you’re interested, then check out my article here.

Military Space Operators and the problem of translating skills

Here it is, another post of mine right here on Clearancejobs.com. It’s essentially about the problem of identifying skills certain space operators might have, if they’ve experienced space broadly. A bit of a paragraph for you, but you’ll have to go there to read the rest: “Skills translation is a tough job in any industry. […]

My second post on Clearancejobs.com

Okay, so the cat’s now out of the bag. I’ve just started writing freelance for Clearancejobs.com. They liked what they saw here, and are giving me an opportunity to write some posts for them. I will still be writing posts on The Mad Spaceball, but I will also be writing posts for Clearancejobs.com. If a […]