With a lot of questions arising from the conclusion of the shuttle program (most of which concern the future of human piloted space exploration) it is encouraging to see the future that NASA plans for us space fans. NASA unveiled today the designs behind the new Space Launch System which will propel us beyond Earth’s orbit, and perhaps some day …
Happy Star Trek Day
Hey Chasers! Sorry that we’ve been off the air for so long. Paul and I returned safely from Sierra Leone where we collected nearly a TB of footage of Esther and her school for Esther’s Echo (www.esthersecho.org) and I have also just finished a move out West to one of Canada’s prime sci-fi film locations, Vancouver! Anyhow, we will be …
Headed to Africa
Hey Chasers, Paul and I are off to Africa working on another project for Esther’s Echo (www.esthersecho.org). Development is my field of study and I’m really excited about the opportunity get abroad and start the first community project for our organization. It’s been a few years in the making! Below is the IndieGoGo project profile for the trip if you’d …
Henry Dlugosz’s 85th Birthday
Last week I was up in Thunder Bay for my Grandfather’s 85th birthday. Henry Dlugosz, my grandfather on my mother’s side who emigrated from Poland following the second world war, is more commonly referred to as Dziadziu by the grandchildren. In some earlier posts I talked about my grandfather and how he inspired my love of space and of learning. It was …
Atlantis’ return tomorrow (Thursday)
Watch the live stream of Atlantis’ return to earth here: http://livestre.am/rxR Landing coverage begins at 4:30am EST
Follow Up Interviews, return of team, and the future
Hey Chasers, It’s been over a week since the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Following my return from Florida to catch the wedding, Paul remained in Florida to conduct a last-minute interview that we managed to grab with Story Musgrave! Story had a more controversial take on the end of the shuttle program than some of the other individuals that …
Liftoff! And Happily Ever After
Hey chasers! Without me having to post you know by now that the final shuttle launch has been completed successfully. Beside me, thousands gathered on the shores of Titusville to bear witness; each grasping at this moment in history; an attempt to possess a moment in time and preserve it within a chalice of memories. The countdown roared across the …
Space View Park
We have spent the night in Titusville in a parking lot. We would’ve all been sleeping in the car but for some amazing staff of the local visitor centre who lent us a tent. Thousands are gathered on the shore and we have been talking to people from all across the world who have come out to see this historic …
Titusville… T minus 0?
It’s late, so I will keep it short. Today was jam-packed. Matthew and I checked out of our Motel 6 in Palm Bay and headed back to the Kennedy Space Centre with one goal: to get on the general tour that brings us to the shuttle observation tower. It was interesting. I would like to say awesome, however they had …
Out of This World Interview
Middle of our tour at the Kennedy Space Center Yesterday, I received a call from the Canadian Space Agency letting us know that we had secured an interview with Canadian Astronaut/Future ISS Commander Chris Hadfield. I was ecstatic but worried. We were on a tour bus in the middle of the Cape and unable to get out early. With a limited …