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We Choose to Do These Things Not Because They Are Easy

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But Because They Are Hard By now, most everybody has heard that the SpaceX tried to launch the Falcon 9 and Dragon cargo capsule on a resupply mission to the International Space Station and that the booster blew up just over 2 minutes into flight. The details are still coming in, and I’m sure we’ll … Continue reading We Choose to Do These Things Not Because They Are Easy →

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How Time Flies

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Hubble Space Telescope’s 22nd Anniversary and Me This past week marked the 22nd anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.  It really is hard to believe all that time has passed, but the solid record of science achievements from this famous orbiting telescope is proof that even if you start out with a problematic … Continue reading How Time Flies →