Florida's 'Space Coast' Looks Beyond the Shuttle

I am reading this article, Florida's 'Space Coast' Looks Beyond the Shuttle by by Greg Allen, on NPR's website.
According to this article, there are only 11 more shuttle missions to go.

Space Shuttle

I was watching the Today Show this morning and saw a reply of the successful landing of the Space Shuttle form last night.

William Shatner

Happy Birthday!

He is an actor, writer and singer.
He is perhaps best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk.

William Shatner wrote Collision Course Star Trek: Academy (with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), Up Till Now: The Autobiography (with David Fisher), Star Trek: Captain's Glory (with Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens), Get a Life!, Spectre (with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), The Return (with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), Odyssey (with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), Star Trek Memories, Dark Victory (with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), Captain's Peril, Captain's Blood (with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), Delta Search: Quest for Tomorrow, Tek War, Man O'War, The Law of War, Tek Lab, I'm Working on That: A Trek From Science Fiction to Science Fact (with Chip Walter), Tek Money, In Alien Hands, Shatner. Where No Man. The Authorized Biography Of William Shatner (with Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath), and Captain's Log: William Shatner's Personal Account of the Making of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (with Lisabeth Shatner)

Arthur C. Clarke

Tuesday evening while listening to the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, I heard that Arthur C. Clarke had passed.
Later that evening while listening to NPR I heard some more about him and heard the audio part on a video he did for Youtube.
I am reading this article, '2001' author Arthur C. Clarke to be buried Saturday, on USA Today's website.

Nighthawk Sci Fi Meeting

The monthly meeting of the Nighthawk Sci Fi Club is scheduled for Sunday,
23 March 2008 at 2 PM EDT.
Meetings are free and open to the public.
Civil discussions of science fact and science fiction are welcome.

Stargate: Ark of Truth

The direct to DVD movie that completes the Ori storyline of Stargate: SG-1 was released March 11, 2008. The review of it on Roddenberry.com makes it sound like a decent presentation.

RAS Meeting

I attended this month's Richmond Astronomical Society meeting last Monday evening.
I heard an interesting talk, The History of the Solar System through Rocks, also.
I saw some interesting meteorites.
I even talked with an old friend and Nighthawk member.

Cassini to Capture Clues from Saturn's Icy Moon

I am reading this article, Cassini to Capture Clues from Saturn's Icy Moon by David Kestenbaum, on NPR's website.

The STS-123 Space Shuttle Endeavour

According to NASA's Space Shuttle website, the Space Shuttle Endeavour launched 11 March 2008 at 0228 EDT and docked with the International Space Station.
Endeavour was carrying the Kibo Logistics Module and Dextre Robotics System.
I heard an interview with Mike Moses on NPR a few mornings ago.
He said the launch and docking were perfect, flawless. . .

Hair Samples Used to Trace Movement

I heard this story, Hair Samples Used to Trace Movement, on NPR.
According to this story, the water you drink can reveal were you have been.
Forensic science is amazing.

Open-Source Crowd Shoots for the Moon

I am reading this story, Open-Source Crowd Shoots for the Moon, on NPR's website.
It is about the Google Lunar X prize of $20 million for the first team to get a rover, that transmits data, to the Moon.