Oddly enough, this has absolutely nothing to do with the recent shootings in the neighborhood. I just think that maybe it’s time to pack up the family like Dr. John Robinson and head off into some quiet corner of the universe, away from people. I know William Shatner says “It’s lonely out in space,” but, […]
Tag Archives: space exploration
Kepler-452b
Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged depression, John Robinson, Kepler-452b, leaving the planet, Lost in Space, Rocket Man, Swiss Family Robinson, William Shatner 4 Comments
To stay put and fix what’s broken, or to leave the earth altogether and try our luck elsewhere…
NASA’s Chief Technologist, Mason Peck, took to Reddit this afternoon, answering questions on everything from the democratization of space, and our current research into warp drives, to the role of 3D printing in the colonization of other planets, and the possibility of encasing our astronauts in water during the voyage to Mars in order to […]
Posted in Other, Uncategorized Also tagged 3D printing, colonization of space, manned space flight, Mars, Mason Peck, NASA, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Science, space 24 Comments
On exploring space, drinking beer from my enemy’s skull, and the art of sweding
Is it just me, or does it seem as though every time there’s talk of cutting NASA’s budget, the space agency issues a press release saying that they’ve found some new, Earth-like planet? I’m not faulting them for it. I’d probably do the same thing. I just think that it’s interesting. (I bet they’re sitting […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Other, Science, Uncategorized Also tagged Earth-like planets, Hugo, Kepler 20F, Kepler space telescope, Kim Jong Il, manned space flight, Mark as Kim Jong Il, Martin Scorsese, Maynardtown, Michel Gondry, Michelangelo, NASA, NASA funding, PBR, supreme leader, Taxi Driver, the end of the earth, Twilight Zone, Water Street 11 Comments