F. Stephan's Blog, page 4
June 7, 2021
Book review : An unexpected surprise
1) If you are not a tabletop player, I wouldn’t recommend this book. It’s targeted at people who have rolled dices 
2) this is quite a nice read. good story well told. I enjoyed it a lot and up to the last chapters would have said I wouldn’t have listened to book 2. But then everything comes together in the end and I will listen to book 2. Definitely. Well done !
3) Good characters ! Excellent cast and development into the target classes. A lot of fun to read.
4) No, I would never play with the players portrayed here. But… stick with this sorry bunch of bad players …
June 2, 2021
Is our use of space sustainable?
It seems that the answer is no if you believe this article (which I do). Beyond the “time to act”, the article shows plenty of stats on our usage of near-space.
https://www.esa.int/Safety_Security/Space_Debris/ESA_s_Space_Environment_Report_2021
May 31, 2021
Scifi is more than space battle
This is what Wesley Britton demonstrates in his book “the blind alien”. Behind the plot and the characters, both interesting, I have been amazed by the level of details the author has put into his world. No space opera but an alternative Earth with its own problems and opportunities for our characters. A very interesting and thought provoking read!
May 26, 2021
Commercial spaceflights…
More than fifteen years, i began tracking the progresses of Virgin Galactic. They are late on planning but they are getting there, offering spaceflight from New Mexico. Still following what they do …
May 23, 2021
A new video on how star are formed
I love this simulation from Illinois’s Northwestern University. I don’t know how we could use it in a book but … if I can find a way, I will
May 5, 2021
For your next job, expect heavy weather…
Sent on a mission to Jupiter? Watch out for the big red storm.
I see, you’re not a rookie, you know space, don’t you?
Really, you heard of the dust devils of Mars? Good.
But what about Neptune’s wind going faster than the speed of sound? And the diamond rain of Uranus? Are you really that ready for outer space? Will you take your space suit and travel?
May 3, 2021
Volcanoes in our solar system
Ten pictures, ten volcanoes, ten stories of our solar system…
I love those places all around our system, with so many possibilities for stories !
https://www.space.com/incredible-volcanoes-in-our-solar-system
April 28, 2021
Ingenuity continues to fly farther and farther …
New flight continues. Even if Ingenuity crashes now, we have learned a lot about flying on Mars.
https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-third-flight-success
April 26, 2021
Do you like liftoffs? I do !
A new liftoff toward the ISS. I love watching crews leaving Earth (even more returning safe home).
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2021/04/Mission_Alpha_liftoff
April 21, 2021
A new giveaway
Rush to the meet the Doctor. A wonderful giveaway for one of the best show of all times
