Space
Wanderers – a short film by Erik Wernquist
What a gorgeous short film. Thanks Erik. I believe human beings will accomplish all of this. Wanderers – a short film by Erik Wernquist from Erik Wernquist on Vimeo. Thanks Erik for letting us imagine and in our own ways live through this experience today.
In Saturn’s Rings — Saturn Fly-By
Wow. Two great short videos of Saturn fly-bys; cannot wait for this movie “In Saturn’s Rings” to get completed (2014). (Make sure you watch these in HD and fullscreen.) Video 1: Video 2:
NASA’s Space Shuttle – From Top to Bottom (Infographic)
I found this pretty cool Infographic below about the Space Shuttle (via Space.com). I like to remember and share the special time I spent working in the Space Shuttle program. It was an awesome program, people, and manned-space transportation system. One of the coolest areas of the whole system is the Launch Pad, and the … Read more
Historic launch of SpaceX to the International Space Station (May 2012)
(Image source: NASA) Update #2 – The space race is on, and this time it is to be led by Entrepreneurs Wonderful to see the successful SpaceX mission — from launch, to docking, to return and splashdown! This is the future of nearby-space travel. Entrepreneurs such as Elon and their teams are the future of … Read more
Launch of STS-135 Atlantis (final mission of the Space Shuttle)
Video of the last Space Shuttle launch (Atlantis, STS-135) as I saw it on July 8th, 2011… (thanks to James Daniels for the video editing/rotation effects) This is from 7 miles away. If you listen carefully, you can hear the double-boom as the vehicle breaks the sound barrier. This is the last time my code … Read more
Looking back at the Space Shuttle Program
May 30, 2020. This is a blog post from 2011 that I wrote in honor of the Space Shuttle and its last launch (STS-135). Here I capture some of my experiences working in the space program. In honor of today’s launch– the return of USA manned space program, after almost a decade, I salute the … Read more
Last Space Shuttle night launch and the end of the USA manned space program in 2010
Space Shuttle Endeavor lists off from laucn pad 39A Yesterday Feb 8, 2010 was the last scheduled Space Shuttle night launch. STS-130 on board Endeavour. Night launches are spectacular. I should have made plans to go see that. My brother did. Next there are only 5 3 missions left for the space shuttle fleet. And … Read more
Witnessing a supernova explosion from start to finish, including the black hole ending
For the first time ever, pictures of a massive star (50-100 times more massive than our own Sun) exploding and becoming a black hole (Science Daily). Supernova SN 2005gl: explosion from start to finish, including the black hole ending This is so impressive (and so cool) – you can see the star’s Solar Filaments and … Read more
The sky is falling (over Alberta, Canada)
The search for the meteor impact site is on in Alberta, Canada. Dec 5 2008: Well, since Hulu TV removed the original video of the meteor, I had to replace it with a different meteor video below. But here is the link to the original video but at ABC News. ceo