Patrick Chiles's Blog, page 28
June 4, 2012
Yawn of the Dead
They’re baaack… Impending zombie apocalypse stories abound in the news this week after that face-eating freak show in Miami. What does this mean? An unbelievably good excuse to buy more shootin’ gear, just in time for Father’s Day! I mean, really, could the timing be any better? Firearms are, of course, useless without ammo. Luckily, [...]
May 31, 2012
Chasing the Dragon
Splashdown! The SpaceX Dragon has successfully completed its first demonstration mission to the International Space Station. Wish I had time to opine more, but for now get thee to this here link for pictures and details.
Look at me! Look at me!
I’m starting to feel like a real author now. Thanks to Digital Book Today for publishing a really nice interview, which is currently headlining their website.
May 29, 2012
The View From Up There
A really nice photo essay from astronaut Don Pettit, who blogs for Air & Space Smithsonian when he’s not busy on the International Space Station. This is a shot of the cupola, which I used as a focal point for action on the ISS in Perigee.
May 28, 2012
Happy Memorial Day
Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o’er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, Dream of battled fields no more. Days of danger, nights of waking. -Sir Walter Scott
May 27, 2012
More Genre Mashin’
Pass, you shall not!
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Zombie Apocalypse has begun! Patient Zero appeared yesterday in Miami. Here’s a choice quote from the USA Today story: Witnesses said that a woman saw two men fighting and flagged down a police officer, who came upon a naked man mauling the other man. The newspaper quoted witnesses as saying that the officer ordered [...]
The End is Nigh
The Zombie Apocalypse has begun! Patient Zero appeared yesterday in Miami. Here’s a choice quote from the USA Today story: Witnesses said that a woman saw two men fighting and flagged down a police officer, who came upon a naked man mauling the other man. The newspaper quoted witnesses as saying that the officer ordered [...]
May 25, 2012
How To Train Your Dragon
SpaceX has got it goin’ on, ya’ll. This is just the second orbital flight of their Dragon capsule, and darned if they didn’t berth with the Space Station! As our illustrious Vice President Jar-Jar Biden might say: “This is a big #@$&%! deal”. Just another example of what private citizens can do when they’re allowed [...]
May 22, 2012
Flying Dragon
Congratulations to SpaceX! After a last-half-second abort on Saturday, they fixed their little problem and lit the candle early this morning. Their launch window to ISS was instantaneous, so this is quite a big deal that they could pull it off on just the second try. It also speaks well of Falcon 9′s reliability (and [...]
