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Are You a Space Nerd?
Nerds Rock. First, computer entrepreneurs became billionaires. It was a great day for geeks when the founder of Microsoft, a fellow geek, began making more money than the highest paid athletes. Many of these computer gurus became as well known as rock stars. Then, Napolean Dynamite hit the big screen and gave nerdiness a cool that not even the Revenge of the Nerds movies could.
Living In Space
Living In Space - Space Exploration - NASA names Purdue University Team To Help Develop Life-Supporting Ecosystems In Space for space exploration and the International Space Station - as well as future space stations - long term flights - colonies living in space or other planets would benefit from the Purdue University life support research.
La Nina Will Have No Effect on 2006 Atlantic Hurricanes
NASA oceanographers agree that the recent La Nina in the eastern Pacific Ocean is not expected to have an effect on the Atlantic hurricane season this year. That is good news, because normally a La Niña tends to increase Atlantic hurricane activity and decrease Pacific Ocean hurricanes.
Retired Astronaut Eugene Cernan Visits Torino Olympics
On December 11, 1972, the Apollo 17 crew were the last men to set foot on the moon. The last to leave the surface to ascend into the lunar module was Eugene Cernan who stated, "America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow." Recently, Eugene Cernan, now retired from NASA, visited Torino, Italy as a guest of the Omega corporation, Official Timekeeper of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
NASA and the Olympics
A spin-off is a product that is developed from technologies or materials that were originally developed for the space program. Olympics athletes have also benefited from NASA spin-offs. It's not just Olympics athletes who benefit from NASA spin-offs. NASA technology can be found in many areas of our lives. And, it may be one of the tickets to the gold at the next Olympics.
Intrepid Solar Spacecraft Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft celebrates its 10th anniversary December 2. The SOHO mission, a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), has allowed scientists to make significant advances in understanding the closest star, our sun. This includes the violent solar activity that causes stormy space weather, which can disrupt satellites, radio communication, and power systems on Earth.
Hurricane Katrina Devastates Gulf Coast and New Orleans
On Monday, August 29, hurricane Katrina slammed into the gulf coast of the US, bringing death and destruction. Now, several days later, the full affects of Katrina are not yet known, and it appears it will be quite some time before they can be measured, much less remedied. It now seems clear that New Olreans and the other cities nearly wiped off the map will never be the same.
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SpaceShipOne Captures X Prize
It is official. With an announcement posted on the X Prize website, Scaled Composites's SpaceShipOne has completed its second required flight and secured the $10 million Ansari X Prize. Blasting to an altitude of 364,000 feet (70 miles)aboard SpaceShipOne, eight miles beyond what was needed, pilot Brian Binnie "made history," in the words of Peter Diamandis, co-founder of the X Prize Foundation, whose $10 million award was intended to spur civilian spaceflight.
Zero Gravity Like the NASA Astronauts
Americans are about to discover the thrill of “zero.” Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G), the first and only company approved by the FAA to conduct Weightless Flights for the general public, and Diet Rite, the original and only zero-calorie soda of its kind, have teamed up to provide Americans with the first opportunity to experience the fun and exhilarating feeling of weightlessness, an experience previously available only to astronauts.
Deadly Christmas Tsunami Strikes
On December 26, 2004, tsunami swept across the Indian ocean, spawned by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. Aside from Indonesia, the island nation of Sri Lanka likely suffered the most tsunami casualties, with the death toll reported at 21,715 on December 29th. Deadly Christmas Tsunami Strikes - Earthquake Spawns Tsunami