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Road Trip: Memorial Day Weekend in NYC
Because going to New York City isn’t exciting enough (at least for those of us who don’t actually live near the Big Apple), when my wife and I took the kids, we inadvertently decided to ratchet things...
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Finally! Your Very Own Chance To Visit Mars
Summer blahs got you down? Can’t decide where to go on vacation? Why not visit Mars? No, this isn’t an ad from Rekall, but rather a free offer from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Just visit the JPL...
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NASA: It’s Your Move, Mr. President
With the space shuttle nearing retirement (seven flights remaining), the International Space Station almost finished and plans for blasting more astronauts out of this world under fire, the Human Space...
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Volunteers Wanted For Mission To Mars: No Experience Needed
The European Space Agency is seeking volunteers for a 520 day mission to Mars. The trip will begin in early 2010 and include 30 days on the surface of the red planet. The only requirements are that...
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The GeekDad Space Report for January 11, 2010
Greetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. No launches this week and none from last week to report on, so lets dive right into news in the world of space. AAS Meeting...
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The GeekDad Space Report for January 25, 2010
Greetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. We expected to be coming off another quiet week for launches, however we were surprised with a launch by the Chinese...
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My Kid’s Going to Mars!
The next time you want to brag about your geek kid to a friend or neighbor, try this one, “Oh yeah? Well, my kid’s name will be on Mars next year!” And you won’t be stretching the truth. While digging ...
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Dream Jobs You’ve Never Heard Of: Parabolic Flight Crew
In Douglas Adam’s book Life, The Universe, and Everything, he shares the secret of flying: it’s the art of learning how to “throw yourself at the ground and miss.” Tim Bailey teaches people how to do...
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Curiosity: NASA’s Next Mars Rover
A recent NASA Image of the Day was Curiosity, the successor to Spirit and Opportunity. Curiosity is the rover that will house NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), due to launch on November 25, 2011,...
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We recently took a look at Curiosity, the next-generation rover that will land on Mars next August. NASA has posted a couple of fantastic videos depicting the multi-stage landing sequence of the rover,...
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7 Minutes of Terror: Landing NASA’s Curiosity Rover on Mars
The stunning video details the unique, never-before-tested landing system being used to slow the Mars Curiosity rover and land it safely on the surface of Mars.
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New Site Encourages You to “Get Curious” About Mars Landing
In less than two weeks, the men and women of NASA will sit back with the rest of the world, hold their breath, and see if the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, has a successful landing or not. In the...
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Getting Ready for 7 Minutes of Terror on Mars
This weekend will mark an event that promises to be momentous in the history of planetary exploration. The Mars Science Lab (MSL) Rover, christened Curiosity, is quickly approaching the Red Planet...
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Hot Wheels’ Mars Science Laboratory Coming Your Way Soon
In honor of this weekend's Mars Curiosity Rover landing, Hot Wheels will be offering a 1:64 scale miniature of the mobile science laboratory. The die-cast replica won't be hitting stores until...
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NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Made With Lego Mindstorms
As we all spend the day geeking out over last night's successful landing of the Mars Curiosity Rover, we thought we'd pass along this awesome model of the machine made with Lego Mindstorms and Technic...
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Your Child Can Be a Martian at JPL’s Mars Exploration Website
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars Exploration Program site offers Curiosity updates, media, and activities through which children and adults can explore Mars.
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Dork Tower Thursday
Find the Dork Tower webcomic archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower website: www.dorktower.com.
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Mars Image That’s Too Good to Be True
You know that neat image of the Martian sky that's been making the rounds, purportedly showing Earth, Venus, and Jupiter as luminescent dots in a Martian twilight? Yeah, well, it's not real.
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Infographic: The Cost of Living on Mars
Enjoy this cool infographic, courtesy of the folks at Neo Mammalian Studios and PayDayLoan.co.uk.
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