Tag: ocean exploration
no more brick and mortar – bigger isn’t always better
A colleague recently shared an article with me that describes a new concept of inflatable additions for the space station or other space habitats. Idea simply being that one can pack all of the essential mission-critical infrastructure into a smaller package, then ‘inflate’ once on site to have a reasonably sized bubble to live and…
Read MoreOctober 12th is ‘Exploration Day’
Celebrating ‘Columbus Day’ always resonates with me for several days pre and post this impactful day in history – marking Christopher Columbus’ landfall in the Americas in 1492. Specifically, he set foot in the Bahamas – the island chain to the south and east of the US State of Florida, and perhaps not so coincidentally –…
Read Morelife on Mars? does it matter?
NASA’s ‘Curiosity’ is slated to land on the Red Planet on August 6th. From the perspective of an explorer/innovator, this is indeed fascinating, and a true demonstrative step towards a future capacity to send a manned ship or probe. From a public pragmatist perspective, the question of justifying funds for this mission during our current…
Read MoreChallenger Deep | the ‘deepest dive for mankind’
I’m excited. The announcement of James’ Cameron’s forthcoming attempt to make a solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench – 36,000+ feet (7 miles) – to the Challenger Deep represents so much for our species. Indeed, it is time to look inward at our own planet – both the physical places that we…
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