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Does it cost more to go to Mars or conquer Iraq?

Estimated cost of a single humanned mission to Mars: $400 billion. (Popular Science, March 2004) Estimated cost of the Iraq War: $797 billion.  (costofwar.com, October 2011) So, wait,…

Don’t sketch too late…

Or with IPA and Skrillex on repeat… UPDATE:  Oh, snap, there’s aftermath…

Fun facts about the Stratosphere

The stratosphere is the second layer of our planet’s atmosphere, wedged between the troposphere (1st layer) and mesosphere (3rd layer).  It reaches roughly from altitudes of 10km to…

Have we lost the spark? Interview with John Glenn

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy UPDATE:  Fun Quotations Either spaceflight will be proven a successful revolution that opened the heavens to…

Inspiration and Sketches

UARS reentry

Should be any minute now, look to the skies. For updates check out the satellites RSS feed. Or for an overview head to NASA. For those who haven’t…

Laurie Anderson

My committee told me to look into the work of Vitto Acconci, (which I did and I’ve got nothing against jacking off under a ramp while people walk…

Concerns about the American Space Program

So why do I want to make a spaceship?  In part as a response to some recent events: Space Shuttle Program Ended.  The plan to phase out the…

Solar Plexus

I think I’m going to build a space ship…

Thesis Proposals

Of course I’d have more than one… Met with my Committee (Dan Collins, Gregory Sale, Grisha Coleman) last wednesday to for some directional pointers and came away with…