A project you can partake here. Rewriting some NASA GISS temperature record code in Python at first.
I’d go further and say things like these should not be volunteer efforts… government codes for something important like this should be open (and GISS is) with people being paid to update and keep them in good shape. Hopefully [...]
Archive for the ‘NASA’ Category
Clear Climate Code
Posted in Climate, Motivation, NASA, Science, tagged Climate, python, GISS, Code, Clear Climate Code on Tuesday 2009.12.08 | 1 Comment »
Doug Stanley Backs Depots
Posted in Architecture, Lunar, NASA, RLV:s, tagged Depot, Doug Stanley, EELV, NASA on Tuesday 2009.12.08 | Leave a Comment »
Doug Stanley, the notorious ESAS leader has said some strange things (this is his option three, one being Ares I and two Ares V):
Eliminating Ares 1 and 5 and all shuttle infrastructure could save NASA future costs that could eventually be applied towards exploration by significantly reducing the workforce and fixed infrastructure costs. This [...]
Be Careful When Starting Large Projects
Posted in Architecture, Demotivation, Motivation, NASA, RLV:s, Transportation, airplane, industry, tagged Orlyonok, WIG on Monday 2009.12.07 | Leave a Comment »
Photos of a certain large Soviet ground effect vehicle.
Jeff Greason
Posted in Architecture, Colonization, Depot, ESA, JAXA, Motivation, NASA, RLV:s, Spacecraft, industry, tagged Augustine, Depot, Greason, NASA on Thursday 2009.11.05 | Leave a Comment »
The Man. On Space Review. [EDIT: About a month ago, but I only just read it.] This is just excellent. So many things I agree with, that go against the stupid myths of spaceflight and space policy. If you read one space policy interview this year, this should be it!
“NASA is an organization that is [...]
Xombie NOW
Posted in Homebuilt, Lunar, Motivation, NASA, RLV:s, tagged LLC, Masten, RLV, VTVL on Wednesday 2009.10.07 | Leave a Comment »
Live stream just went up at http://qik.com/video/312581
they should be flying at 45 past whatever hour it is now in your time zone. Now on the pad loading propellants and helium.
EDIT:
And they did it! Congratulations! Also great accuracy.
The live cellphone video of the second flight was shot from quite close: http://qik.com/video/3126566
Asteroid Threats in Context
Posted in Journalism, Models, Motivation, NASA, tagged Apocalypse, Apophis, Asteroid, id Software, Impact, Rage on Friday 2009.09.18 | Leave a Comment »
id Software’s upcoming game Rage uses asteroid Apophis as the scene setter for a post apocalyptic world. (id is part of Zenimax now, which also owns Bethesda, who did Fallout, a similar scene but done with nuclear weapons…)
Is this even close to being realistic? No, because of multiple reasons.
You can check out the list of [...]
Good News Everyone
Posted in Architecture, Lunar, Motivation, NASA, tagged ares, Augustine, Death of Ares, NASA on Wednesday 2009.08.12 | Leave a Comment »
From Hobbyspace, highlighted by Transterrestrial Musings:
The program of record (i.e. Ares I/V/Orion/Altair), which exceeds the expected budget substantially, will no longer be in the options table but kept separately just as a reference.
Yes!
The historic words have been spoken. Now for a better future for NASA, for spacefaring and for humanity.
The Augustine panel has been good [...]
Reality and Future
Posted in Architecture, Demotivation, Depot, ESA, Global, ISRU, Lunar, Motivation, NASA, RLV:s, Spacecraft, industry, tagged Augustine, Depot, HSF, Jeff Greason, NASA on Tuesday 2009.08.11 | 4 Comments »
Jeff Greason is a rational person who simply gets it. It is mind boggling how completely opposite from someone like Mike Griffin he is.
See Jeff’s presentation with the Augustine Panel.
Paraphrasing, “we could go to Mars with Ares V but we shouldn’t – cause we couldn’t stay anyway”. Exactly. That’s the problem with NASA. (or the [...]
