NASA Tweetup, Redux

Well, I wasn’t selected for the first NASA tweetup.  I signed up for the “runner-up” tweetup at JSC.  Still pretty neat, getting to see the Mission Control Center during a running shuttle mission.  I’ll find out if I was picked in a few days.  I’m trying not to get my hopes up.

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Air Force One

I saw Air Force One earlier today as it flew over Dearborn.  President Obama spoke at the University of Michigan earlier today.  Using the NOTAM information, I knew the approximate arrival time and kept an eye out.  Here’s the photo I snapped: Pretty neat that I got to see it…

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NASA Tweetup

NASA announces tweet up to view the launch of Atlantis.  NASA will pick 150 people at random that sign up on their site. Hrm, I’ll be signing up — and if I’m one of the 150 picked — I think that’s too good of a deal to pass up.  There’s also a second place tweet […]

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An Oldie But a Goodie

This is back from 2000.  I still think about this every now and then and thought I’d post it (or re-post it): Postal Experiments from the Annals of Improbable Research.  Experiments include trying to send all sorts of objects (including a $20 bill in a clear envelope, to a ski, to a deer tibia) through […]

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