DIY Space: Rebrick’s LEGO Friends in Space

Okay, so this isn’t building a “real” space craft, but it involves LEGOs and it involves the idea of space. Rebrick would like fans and owners of LEGO Friends, the very, uh, young and feminine (?), version of the LEGO franchise, to build something spacey. Then those same fans should upload pictures of their creations, to […]

Nigerian Space Experts Sound Like Chicken Little

Sometime last month I posted an article about Nigeria’s space program. Lo and behold, there’s another Nigerian space story, but this time it’s a story attempting to raise alarm bells about the possibility of losing a satellite. So I looked at the story a little more closely. It turns out that this story involves a lot of […]

From German Tunnels to Space, Part 6–The Corruption of Clippy

In beginning of part 4 of this series, I mentioned the “magical gem,” with the gem obviously representing the benefits we enjoy resulting from space technologies. The scientists and engineers of the United States have done great and historic accomplishments, including landing on the moon. The magical gem of space technology has proven very fruitful. […]

Imagery Unchained (Finally!)

Back in September 2013 I wrote an opinion about why the US government’s laws regarding imagery resolution were very onerous. The rules just didn’t make sense in a world of cheap picture drones. That opinion was based on a story about DigitalGlobe attempting to get imagery restrictions relaxed so they could compete better in the satellite […]

ISEE-3 Reboot Project: Critical Communications

In spite of all obstacles, including equipment age, the International Sun/Earth Explorer 3 (ISEE-3) is talking to people on Earth again. Not only is it talking, but the people sending and receiving ISEE-3’s messages are volunteers for the ISEE-3 Reboot Project instead of paid Federal Government employees. All people involved with the project are working towards a vision of […]