Mar 2001
The Day Skylab Fell
Thursday, March 22, 2001 Filed in: Space
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With
Mir crashing and burning sometime tomorrow, WiredNews
has an
article up
which looks back at the day Skylab fell to Earth,
oh so many years ago.
If you paid attention at Space Camp, you'll recall the stories of the day Skylab fell upon Astralia...
In the days and weeks that followed, experts came out to have a look at the debris, taking samples back for examination. The only thing the town got from officialdom for its trouble was a gift plastic model of Skylab, she said.
If you paid attention at Space Camp, you'll recall the stories of the day Skylab fell upon Astralia...
In the days and weeks that followed, experts came out to have a look at the debris, taking samples back for examination. The only thing the town got from officialdom for its trouble was a gift plastic model of Skylab, she said.
Andre's husband Mervin -- president of the local town
council at the time -- issued the Yanks a ticket for
littering. It remains unpaid, 21 years
later.
...The article made no mention of the jackrabbit though!
The Sky is Falling
Wednesday, March 21, 2001 Filed in: Space
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Well,
as we all know by now, The Russian space station Mir
is set for a fiery reentry sometime on March 23rd.
With all the hoopla surrounding it, I thought it time to provide all of you with some interetsting reading before the big day.
MirReentry.com is a site dedicated to keeping the countdown clock for Mir's reentry, along with news and information on this remarkable piece of...well, garbage.
As posted on The Register, someone on eBay is selling a The 'Crashing MIR Space Station Detecto-Hat'. Get yours before it's too late!
Additionally, Taco Bell has set up a 40ft. x 40ft. floating target in the South Pacific, with the promise that, if the core of Mir hits the target on reentry, everyone in the United States will receive a free taco!!!
So, everyone in the States, keep your fingers crossed!
With all the hoopla surrounding it, I thought it time to provide all of you with some interetsting reading before the big day.
MirReentry.com is a site dedicated to keeping the countdown clock for Mir's reentry, along with news and information on this remarkable piece of...well, garbage.
As posted on The Register, someone on eBay is selling a The 'Crashing MIR Space Station Detecto-Hat'. Get yours before it's too late!
Additionally, Taco Bell has set up a 40ft. x 40ft. floating target in the South Pacific, with the promise that, if the core of Mir hits the target on reentry, everyone in the United States will receive a free taco!!!
So, everyone in the States, keep your fingers crossed!
The Space Age turns 75
Friday, March 16, 2001 Filed in: Space
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There's a "Let's Visit a Space Camp" Auction at eBay
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 Filed in: Space Camp
Artifacts
A
copy of very same book in which I found a picture of
the Pathfinder without it's SRB's is up for auction
at eBay.
It's a very small book, at only 32 pages, but it's easily worth a few bucks.
The auction is here, and the seller posted the following picture of the book:
It's a very small book, at only 32 pages, but it's easily worth a few bucks.
The auction is here, and the seller posted the following picture of the book:
Update:
I
also found a copy of this book for 50 cents plus
shipping at
half.com!
Links Updated -- ISC 2000
Monday, March 12, 2001 Filed in: International
Space Camp News
I've
updated the
campers' sites links section
with
a link to the
webpage for International Space Camp
2000.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Campers' Sites Link Section Updated
Saturday, March 10, 2001 Filed in: Links
I
have just updated the page of
HabLinks with
a fantastic site I recently discovered.
Estelle Tidey won a trip last summer to the 2000 session of International Space Camp by writing a wonderful essay on the International Space Station.
Estelle's "Space Nut" section on her website details her experience at Space Camp, and includes many wonderful photos from around camp.
I highly recommend that everyone check out her site!
Estelle Tidey won a trip last summer to the 2000 session of International Space Camp by writing a wonderful essay on the International Space Station.
Estelle's "Space Nut" section on her website details her experience at Space Camp, and includes many wonderful photos from around camp.
I highly recommend that everyone check out her site!
Look, Ma! No Boosters!
Thursday, March 08, 2001 Filed in: Space Camp
Artifacts
I recently acquired a currently out-of-print book
titled, "Let's Visit A Space Camp."
The book, which dates back to 1990, contained, among other great photos, one taken before the Pathfinder received its SRB's.
Pretty great stuff!
The book, which dates back to 1990, contained, among other great photos, one taken before the Pathfinder received its SRB's.
Pretty great stuff!
(Click on the picture to see a slightly larger photo)
Links Section Reorganized
Tuesday, March 06, 2001 Filed in: Hab1 News
I have reorganized the HabLinks section such
that instead of throwing every single site together
on one page, it's now organized by type. There's a
page for Official Space Camp web sites as well as
sites created by campers.
In the future, I also plan to include links to other sites, such as official NASA sites and such...this reorganization will make that much easier.
In the future, I also plan to include links to other sites, such as official NASA sites and such...this reorganization will make that much easier.
It's a Blast from the Future, George!
Sunday, March 04, 2001 Filed in: Space Camp
Artifacts
This
auction, currently running on eBay, has a Jetsons
cereal box from 1990 with a promotional ad offering a
free trip to Space Camp.
The box is from 1990 (I didn't even know there ever was a Jetsons cereal, let alone as recent as 1990).
The auction price is currently at $4.95. While I did plan to buy it so I could post scans of the back (assuming there'd be a full-blown Space Camp promo on it), I really can't justify spending even five bucks for the thing, so you'll have to make do with this very small picture the seller posted.
The box is from 1990 (I didn't even know there ever was a Jetsons cereal, let alone as recent as 1990).
The auction price is currently at $4.95. While I did plan to buy it so I could post scans of the back (assuming there'd be a full-blown Space Camp promo on it), I really can't justify spending even five bucks for the thing, so you'll have to make do with this very small picture the seller posted.
NASA To Cancel X-33 and X-34 projects
Friday, March 02, 2001 Filed in: Space
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Due to technical difficulites, NASA has decided to no
longer invest any additional funds above the approx.
$1 billion they've already spent funding two new
shuttle projects.
It's really sad to see the X-33 project, which was to eventually spawn the Venture Star (and which was also supposed to have had a test flight in 1999), get canceled.
At Space Camp, one of the things they always spoke of (as of late) was the exciting new changes coming to our space program...
On the other hand, this means they can probably go another twenty years or so without having to replace all of their simulators...
Further details on this story can be found at Space.com.
It's really sad to see the X-33 project, which was to eventually spawn the Venture Star (and which was also supposed to have had a test flight in 1999), get canceled.
At Space Camp, one of the things they always spoke of (as of late) was the exciting new changes coming to our space program...
On the other hand, this means they can probably go another twenty years or so without having to replace all of their simulators...
Further details on this story can be found at Space.com.