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Constellation: The Moon and Beyond

We are going to the Moon, then to Mars...and then where? What an exciting time to be alive. The link below will take you to an amazing video, showing you just how far we have gone, and how soon we are going. Please watch this video and tell me what you think about our new American...

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Return to the Moon

I'm sure everybody knows this, but for those who haven't heard, we're going back to the Moon. The new program is called Constellation, and is returning to a capsule design, abandoning the Space Shuttle concept. At first, I was disappointed that we were going backwards, returning to 1960's...

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Space, the final frontier, and Sir Richard Branson

This morning, I joined a throng of media at Scaled Composites in Mojave for the unveiling of White Knight Two, the craft that will ferry SpaceShipTwo into space. Scaled and Virgin Galactic have partnered to take regular folks up, up and away. White Knight was christened "Eve" after...

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NASA finishes first phase of test flights

The Dryden Flight Research Center sent out this press release today: SOFIA COMPLETES CLOSED-DOOR TEST FLIGHTS EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, has passed a significant mission milestone. It has completed the first...

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"Hair" The Musical - 2 Very Different Experiences

Playing through July 13th, this rock musical is inspiring a wide range of responses from those in the community. Susan Ochoa wrote that it is "uneven, lacks vision and is only sporadically entertaining." Aaron Mauldin wrote that is "exhilarating, entrancing, and completely...

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Nerd Alert: Space Show

Ahh, space. The Bakersfield College planetarium is presenting another show this Saturday, this time about the search for water in space. The Friday show sold out. Seems this place has become quite popular. Also, the black holes show will return April 21. Can't wait to see that -- looks like it'll...

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Plans For Building our Energy Kite - First Stages

First Stages; How to Build An Energy Kite When I stopped by the hardware store to find materials for building our Energy Kite, I looked for canvass tarps, and noticed a stack of drop cloths; the kind that painters use for floor covering while painting. After looking at what the...

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Darn it, Jim, I'm a reporter, not an astronomer

Hey, it's northeast neighborhood reporter Shellie Branco. This is my first blog entry on the 'hood and I encourage y'all to write here about the *best* side of town. (OK, so I'm biased.) I'm a space nerd. I love the cheesy retro feel of the original "Star Trek," so I was stoked to...

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