It's NOT Rocket Science!

Well, Ok, some of it is...  Offering a few observations, interests and opinions while figuring out html.


 
What's New?

Our latest finds...

Earth Has Less Water Than You Think

From Universe Today - Earth Has Less Water Than You Think

A good article to help you realize how scarce water really is.

Dragon Launch Now May 19th

Launch of the SpaceX Dragon is now set for May 19th.

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/cargo/spacex_update_staticfiring.html

Tetris Hack

From Slashdot - MIT Hack Turns the Green Building Into a Giant Game of Tetris

Noteworthy

Featured today on the Astronomy Picture of the Day, a great photo of The Flight Deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour.  All of the links in the article are worth the time to explore them.


Link: The Flight Deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour

Dragon Launch April 30th

SpaceX has been given the go ahead for the April 30th launch of the Dragon capsule to the ISS.

From Wired.com - http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/04/spacex-space-station/

MORE

http://www.spacex.com/

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/cargo/spacex_launchpreview.html

Geostationary Satellites

Featured today on the Astronomy Picture of the Day, an good video that will help you visualise Geostationary Satellites

Geostationary Satellites Beyond the Alps


 

 
Why Rocket Science?

This site is a collection of two things:

Rocket Science - News regarding science and technology, particulary with regard to Space and Astronomy - if we stop looking up we will stop dreaming.

News & information regarding bad science, misinformation and lack of common sense (things that should be obvious). (Not Rocket Science, Bad Science). Common sense sometimes isn't - misinformation and not using reason or critical thinking is a huge danger to mankind.

There also a few other items either interesting or important.

We hope to do our part here to protect the species from itself.
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Food for thought

Rather than arriving five hours late and flustered, it would be better all around if he were to arrive five hours and a few extra minutes late, but triumphantly in command. Dirk Gently (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams)