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Get Your SpaceUp!

February 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Session board for SpaceUp DC on Day 1. Credit: Cariann Higgenbotham (@Cariann)

SpaceUp is a fun, free-form conference about anything and everything related to space. SpaceUps are based on the widely successful "unconference" format where attendees, themselves, are the primary drivers of the content, structure and schedule of the conference. You don't have to be a rocket scientist, engineer, astronaut, educator, or space geek to attend, yet you will meet and gain insights from people in many of these fields at a SpaceUp conference! This weekend, February 12 & … [Read more...]

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An Open Letter to the Shuttle Program

January 5, 2011 By 5 Comments
Space Shuttle Discovery viewed by Expedition 23 aboard ISS (April 7, 2010)

Happy Birthday, Space Transportation System (STS). You're 39 years old, today! I know it doesn't feel like a particularly ebullient birthday, since you and your remaining orbiters -- Space Shuttles Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour -- are rapidly approaching mandatory retirement. It's obvious you have a lot of life left in you, as Discovery's repeated delays of her final curtain call (STS-133) make abundantly clear! Unfortunately, you have proven to be much more complicated than your … [Read more...]

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