Tag: Space exploration
exploration and social responsibility
This evening, I had one of those moments when it all hit me. I took my 2 1/2 year old daughter outside for one last spin before bedtime in hopes of helping to wind her down. As these nights tend to go, the fresh air ends up more of a pick me up than anything,…
Read MoreThe Turtle Wins the (Inner)Space Race
We (people of westernized civilization at large) have been discussing, with disbelief, the disproportionate investments made by government and the private sector into space exploration versus ocean exploration for a half a century. Since my departure from duty on Lee Stocking Island – one of the NOAA Undersea Research Centers (NURC) in 2006, which served as the closest thing…
Read Morethriving within our ‘space’
A recent New York Times piece discussed the many complications, ongoing research, and future direction of long duration human spaceflight and travel. http://nyti.ms/1jY8yR4 From physiology to psychology, living and working within not only a confined space, but with finite resources that must be very carefully managed (no binging for a late night snack!), and in…
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