And from some of the Geekiest of all, we (okay co-workers of mine) also did a full simulation of the the room the Columbia computer system nows resides in, using some of the same codes used to design and analyze space vehicles.
As a contractor working for NASA, the last few months have been filled with one peice of bad news followed by another.
My father took me to a conference at JPL when I was younger and I had the honor of seeing the backup Voyager on display in the auditorium - an amazingly inspirational sight.
It's been a struggle trying to find the silver lining as we hear about one program after another being shut-down. Science and all of its amazing benifits don't seem to be valued by the majority anymore, and we are all the poorer for it.
Maybe just maybe they'll find a way to hang on to Voyager for a while longer to give the researchers and scientists a glimmer of hope through these dark times.
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And from some of the Geekiest of all, we (okay co-workers of mine) also did a full simulation of the the room the Columbia computer system nows resides in, using some of the same codes used to design and analyze space vehicles.
I for one, welcome our Google overlords...
PS when's lunch?
My father took me to a conference at JPL when I was younger and I had the honor of seeing the backup Voyager on display in the auditorium - an amazingly inspirational sight.
It's been a struggle trying to find the silver lining as we hear about one program after another being shut-down. Science and all of its amazing benifits don't seem to be valued by the majority anymore, and we are all the poorer for it.
Maybe just maybe they'll find a way to hang on to Voyager for a while longer to give the researchers and scientists a glimmer of hope through these dark times.
Check out this program...
http://www.sciencebuddies.com/
and become and online advisor to students doing science fair projects.