Space Nerds

There should be no doubt that "Nerd" is the new "Cool."

Just check out the new season of television. NBC has "Chuck," about the manager of a computer maintenance group called the Nerd Herd who has the secrets of all the US spy agencies embedded into his brain. Also, on CBS, there's "The Big Bang Theory," about a couple of brainy scientists and how they relate to their beautiful neighbor. Plus, a couple of shows which have been around for a few seasons, "Numbers" and "Criminal Minds" both rely on nerds to help solve crimes. These are just a few examples.

Years before the personal computer revolution brought the "magic box" into everyone's home, there were other signs that a person was a nerd; they were smart, they played in the band, they were into "ham" radio, they liked science, especially astronomy...

Now, some of today's techie nerds are turning their attention to space.

Maybe that's why being a space nerd is cool now, as well.

Take our Space Nerd Test to see if you are space nerdy enough to be cool.

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