Universe Today writer Elizabeth Howell contacted us a few weeks ago about doing an article in Universe Today. I was super stoked because I follow Universe Today and our team was honored to make a contribution. Elizabeth also writes about subject material we are into such as thoughts on Star Trek and SPAAAAAACE!! We are definitely down with exploring both the …
43 Years since the Moon; 1 Year Since the End of Shuttle
43 years ago yesterday, on July 20th of 1969, humanity set foot for the first time on another world. 1 year ago today, July 21st, Atlantis’ mission, STS135, came to a close with the Shuttle’s safe return to Earth and subsequent finale of the Shuttle Program. During our presentation at Fantasy and Sci-Fi Convention Polaris in Toronto earlier this month, …
Polaris Comes to a Close on the Anniversary of Atlantis’ Final Flight
Today is the final day of Polaris which also coincides with the first anniversary of the final flight of Atlantis. We have had an absolutely amazing weekend. Polaris was even cooler than I imagined it would be. We have had the privilege to talk to and interview dozens if convention goers who shared amazing stories of past shuttle launches, their …
Photos Updated!
Hey Chasers, In light of the new content we are putting together in anticipation of Polaris this weekend, I have been updating the Photo page and added many new production stills to the Flickr account. Be sure to visit the Photo page to check out all the new shots spanning our 3 trips to the Kennedy Space Center in July …
Indie Game The Movie Now Released!
Hey Chasers, Wanted to draw your attention to an amazing Canadian film project that caught my attention. Indie Game the Movie is now hitting the shelves and Internet after becoming an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival and taking home Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Editing Award. The film’s creators, James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot of Winnipeg, Manitoba, have been working on the film …
Transit of Venus is Today (June 5th)
Hey Chasers, Once in a lifetime opportunity today to see Venus as it journeys across our view of the Sun. The planet, just slightly smaller than our own, will be dwarfed by our life-giving star and appear as a small black dot contrasted against the Sun’s light. Some of you may already be setting up your solar observing telescopes. But …
Dragon Completes its Historic Mission
Off the coast of California today, the SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule plunged into the Pacific Ocean following its decent from the International Space Station and ending the first commercial journey to the ISS. The mission was designed to not only deliver fresh supplies to astronaut crews on the space station, which has facilitated continuous human presence in space for 12 …
A Different Kind of Frontier (The End of the Race for Space)
Lately, I have given a great deal of thought to my childhood dream of going to space. Reflecting on space has certainly been a central part of Chasing Atlantis, the documentary we shot this past Summer about the final flight of space shuttle Atlantis. The famous lines from the opening of Star Trek described Space as the Final Frontier. It …
Day 6 in the Race for Space!
Day 6 in the Race for Space Hey Orbiters, It’s now Day 6 in the Race for Space! Yesterday I was setup with my booth at SFU. Got to talk to some folk who are also space geeks. Printed flyers with QR codes on them so that everybody could scan on their smart phones straight from the booth. The Link …
Day 5 In the Race for Space
Day 5 In the Race for Space It’s been 5 days competing in Metro’s Race for Space, a competition to win a trip on one of the first space tourism flights with aerospace company SXC. As of right now, I just hit 8500 votes. Amazing! I thought I’d be struggling to hit 1000, and here we are. I want to …