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Reflections from ‘The Planets’ and ‘Sun Rings’

By guest blogger Ken This week was a particularly ugly and stressful one behind the scenes at ISDC, so I was quite happy to top it off with a local marketing display at the Las Colinas Symphony performance of Holst’s … Continue reading

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ISDC Tracks

by guest blogger Ken Hey everyone! I’m just up working late on the ISDC, and thought I’d give you a taste of the latest stress: program tracks. We’ve still got a few kinks to work out, but as I put … Continue reading

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2007 ISDC (and Lunar Library) update

By guest blogger Ken We’re rapidly closing in on one month out from the ISDC and things continue to gel well. First and foremost, because I’ll finally get to meet Jon face-to-face. The prep work certainly has not been an … Continue reading

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Some thoughts on "Just how full of…"

By guest blogger Ken. (Who hopes that Jon is getting his thesis knocked out…) One of the usual Monday morning rituals for a lot of folks is to stop by The Space Review to see what kind of new and … Continue reading

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Excellent news for an excellent program

by guest blogger Ken Eagle-eyed Keith Cowing over at NASAWatch has spotted a European press release for sponsorship of an ESA student at the NASA Academy. This is great news for the excellent NASA Academy program. With so many programs … Continue reading

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ISDC 2007 Call for Papers and Call to Youth

by guest blogger Ken. With great fanfare I’m proud to announce the ISDC 2007 Call for Papers for the May conference. While Jon works on his thesis, I’m going to try to distract him with thoughts of perhaps submitting a … Continue reading

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Pioneering a Dangerous and Beautiful Frontier

by guest blogger Ken I’m sure there are still a few folks waiting for the next installment in the Why Mars? series, with the next chapter to be entitled “So Many Reasons the Moon”. The delay is a result of … Continue reading

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Why Mars again?

by guest blogger Ken Last post I admitted that I was confused as to why Mars was THE GOAL of our space efforts. From my perspective there really doesn’t seem to be that much of tangible value when compared with … Continue reading

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Why Mars?

by guest blogger Ken I think that the more space-related powerpoint presentations I see, the more discouraged I become. I unfortunately didn’t have an opportunity to see the Lunar Architecture Team presentation, as I was on a road trip to … Continue reading

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I’ve got those Selenian Blues

by guest blogger ‘Moon’ Murph I don’t try to hide the fact that it’s my intention to become the most knowledgeable person of my generation with regards to the Moon. It’s a great slacker goal – I come from a … Continue reading

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