By my reckoning, I'm about 100 kilometers from Pathfinder. Technically it's called Carl Sagan Memorial Station. But with all due respect to Carl, I can call it whatever the hell I want. I'm the King o...
Back in the days of Apollo, sending humans to the moon was the only viable way to get the scientific data we wanted. But now, with our computer and robotics technology, there's very little an astronau...
If someone offered me a free trip to the International Space Station, I would decline. I like Earth. I like the internet. I like Diet Coke. I have cats. I write about brave people - I'm not one of the...
Designing a station with artificial gravity would undoubtedly be a daunting task. Space agencies would have to re-examine many reliable technologies under the light of the new forces these tools would...
You’re stranded on Mars and you can only take one book with you. What is it? A. It’s always hard to pick one favorite book. Growing up, I loved early Robert Heinlein books most of all. So if I had to...