Near the Kennedy Space Center there is a wildlife refuge. At one point a canal was cut through to allow the solid rocket boosters from the Space Shuttle to be hauled back to the assembly building. It also happens to be a natural location for manatee to hang out.…
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Instagram post from 2022-11-22 17:12:02
The kid and @phoenix3.21 are in the tree.
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro back triple camera 4.2mm f/1.6
Instagram post from 2022-11-13 18:45:55
Book Cover: Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD
The year is 1978 and I’m at school. My school was a long building with 12 classrooms along a central media center/library. Each classroom was open to the media center delineated by the occasional bookshelf and the absence of desks.…
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NASA announced that they are going to leave SLS on the launchpad to stand up to Nicole this week. After the storm passes they will inspect the behemoth and decide whether to start the countdown to return to the barn. There are two windows next week, both offering 2-hours to get the candle lit in the wee hours of Wednesday and Saturday.…
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I love one new feature on my phone: “Report and Delete Junk”. I do not know if it is a feature of the OS alone or something from my carrier.
Especially on election day where my phone is beeping every hour with yet another political spam message coming from a phone number (not a short code).…
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NASA is monitoring Nicole, yet another storm that could mess with launch plans. At this point they are in a wait-and-see mode while keeping employee safe.
Update: Launch pushed back to Wednesday morning.
I generally do not write about politics but I wanted to share a recent experience. I was reviewing a sample ballot ahead of tomorrow’s election. On the ballot is “Proposition A” which proposes to limit the “term of office” to “three years” and limit a person to “no more than nine years”.…
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Instagram post from 2022-11-06 14:31:33
Artemis I is on the move again, heading out to the pad for next week’s launch attempt.
Artemis I, back on the pad
Thirty-five years ago I made my first trip to Barcelona. I visited and climbed the stairs of The Sagrada Familia Basilica. I was surprised to see the construction cranes. At first i assumed it was a renovation project on this 105 year old church — but no.…
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Instagram post from 2022-10-30 20:19:19
Met some new people in Colorado
#nessierocks
Just over two weeks to go until the next Artemis I launch attempt. The next critical checkpoint will be the rollout to the pad this Friday morning just after midnight Eastern Time.
