Press "CC" in the player for the lyrics! Based on "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and STAR WARS created by George Lucas. Performed by the Star Wars cosplayers of the Arizona geek community! Produced by the Students and Faculty of the Digital Video Program at University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona (http://goo.gl/bPjbc) "Star Wars Edition"... Continue Reading →
I don't watch this show (except when Woz was on) but Bill does a great job crossing that "science is dorky" bridge here. He just appears approachable and can actually dance a little. I'm so glad he's such a great ambassador for science (and space!).
I've talked a lot about the importance of people being able to explore space on their own. People are not content to sit back and let bureaucracies do the exploration for them any more. You've heard me pushing for more platforms in space where people could do their own experiments affordably, and by golly, someone... Continue Reading →
I've spent the last 3 days at the Google Lunar X PRIZE team summit. There have been some moves on the scorecard this week as a result of a lot of consideration to the details. On Tuesday (the first day) I was the lunch speaker. My talk was a little controversial, but that's fine with me.... Continue Reading →
Evadot has tried a lot of things over the last 3 years. Long time readers may remember that we had a short lived comic featuring our in house lunar rover "HAL". In the middle of HAL's journey, he gets a package. Today, I opened my front door at home to a box with German and... Continue Reading →
In just a little while, when the Umpa Lumpas finish manufacturing the first batch, we're going to start offering CubeSat prototype kits for a fraction of what it costs today. Meet Firefly Firefly is a flexible-use printed circuit board that can serve as the basis for the brains, fuel and voice for many different applications... Continue Reading →
The Rocket City Space Pioneers are a competitor in the 30 million dollar Google Lunar X PRIZE and they've just released an iPad game. You can download the game here and try it out for yourself. We were going to post a lengthy review, but we've decieded to hold off until they work on the... Continue Reading →
Guests: Richard Noble Project Website: Bloodhound. Richard Noble, the land speed record holder from 1983 to 1997 joins us today to talk about their latest project called bloodhound. The best part about this project may very well be his approach to funding innovation. Our lovely co-host Haley has a great article on this project on... Continue Reading →
If I have any regrets in 2011, it's not building a trip to this event into my travel budget. There is so much awesome here, it's unbelievable. It's completely sold out already! hackerSPACE Workshop Agenda Day One Welcome and Introduction – Kris Kimel 9:00 – 9:30am Why go to space? – Bob Twiggs 9:30 –... Continue Reading →
While I love talking to space people at space conferences, I much prefer talking about the possibilities for a space industry to everyone else. This weekend just a few feet from the Maryland Science Center, I'll be MCing the Google Lunar X PRIZE Team JURBAN public demonstration. Throughout the day I'll be giving several talks... Continue Reading →
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