Category Archives: Space

RIP Ray Bradbury

Posted on 6 June 2012 by Susan

My 8th Grade math teach read the Martian Chronicles to us (yes, I said math; long story).  That was the start of my love of science fiction.  Having moved on to other authors, it’s been decades since I read his … Continue reading →

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Transit of Venus this evening (5 June)

Posted on 5 June 2012 by Susan

Transit of Venus tonight. Venus will cross the face of the Sun with respect to the Earth starting a little after 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time (Austin, TX). UT is opening the rooftop of one building for viewing with the … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Dragon

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Susan

With the successful splashdown and recovery of the Dragon capsule yesterday of the SpaceX flight, the U.S. is once again able to send things to the International Space Station AND return things, without the assistance of a foreign government.  It … Continue reading →

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