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Tag: space exploration
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Guest Post: Time and the Spacefarer
Please welcome a guest post by Leigh Kimmel. I’ll have a guest post up on her blog today, as we swapped. You should definitely check out her new book, too. Enjoy! “Time is the fire in which we burn.” That line has become famous because of its use in Star Trek: Generations. It appears…
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Random Science
I need to collect my scattered thoughts before I attempt an essay. In the meantime, some interesting science articles that caught my eye. Long-term consequences of life in microgravity: Cap’n! Spin up the space station! “Scientists have hypothesized that chronic exposure to elevated intracranial pressure, or pressure inside the head, during spaceflight is a…
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To the Stars!
This is a piece which sends a shiver up my spine, which makes me want to jump up and go out and DO something. We’re going to the stars, someday. To the stars! Go read all of it. I’m putting a big quote here, but really, it’s worth the time. Brad Torgersen has a way…
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Review: Space Doctor
Awhile back I had discovered James White’s Sector General books and reviewed them on the blog. In comments afterward, Lee Correy’s Space Doctor was recommended. I should fill in some background. My dad was in emergency medicine all my life that I can remember. As a paramedic, EMT, and sometimes fireman, he was usually on…
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Biological Exploration
It happened in class. I was quietly sitting in the big lecture hall, surrounded by some fifty-odd other students (this was Friday, and no homework due in class, and a beautiful day… about half the class didn’t bother to show up). I was writing, because the character I’m weaving a story around likes this class.…