by michael doornbos
I’ve spent the last few days reading the Omni Magazines from 1978 and 1979. All of them in fact. I’m struck by something: we’re still talking about most of these same ideas as things for the future…
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06 Environment
NASA’s Astrobiology Research Sparks ‘GreenTech’ Revolution
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — NASA’s astrobiologists study microbial life to understand how it transformed a
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Breakthrough High-Resolution Map Of Earth’s Moho Produced
MILAN, Italy — It’s called the ‘Moho’. That’s the name given in 1909 to the
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Multi-Agency Satellite Begins Climate And Weather Studies (Video)
GREENBELT, Md. — NASA has completed commissioning of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (NPP),
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Did The Moon Contribute To The Sinking Of The Titantic?
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — A team of astronomers from Texas State University-San Marcos has examined
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NASA Finds Thickest Parts of Arctic Ice Cap Melting Faster
GREENBELT, Md. — A new NASA study revealed that the oldest and thickest Arctic sea
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NASA Map Sees Earth’s Trees In A New Light
PASADENA, Calif. — A NASA-led science team has created an accurate, high-resolution map of the
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Satellites Detect Abundance Of Fresh Water In The Arctic
PARIS, France — ESA satellites show that a large dome of fresh water has been
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NASA Sees Repeating La Niña Hitting its Peak
PASADENA, Calif. — La Niña, “the diva of drought,” is peaking, increasing the odds that
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Satellite Information Mashup Leads To Marine Safety
SWINDON, England — ESA’s CryoSat mission has been gathering detailed information on the thickness of
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Old Ice Is Becoming Rare In The Arctic
The animation above shows how dramatically the amount of multi-year ice (ice that has survived
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Commentary
Getting to Where We’re Going Means Something New
Orbit
Miles O’Brien Reports: SpaceX Readies for Launch – Showdown Over Dragon Capsule Seat
On a PBS NewsHour broadcast, Science Correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the upcoming SpaceX flight.
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Planetary
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
PASADENA, Calif. — Observations from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the
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News
NASA Langley’s SCIFLI Team To Take Images Of SpaceX COTS2 Launch
HAMPTON, Va. — A team from NASA’s Langley Research Center will have its eyes, cameras
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News
Ball Aerospace Submits Solar Electric Propulsion Concept to NASA
BOULDER, Colo. — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has submitted its mission concept study to
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Video
Moonandback Interview with Ben Brockert, part 2 – Future Plans
At the recent Space Access Conference in Phoenix, Ben Brockert continues his interview talking about
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News
Robonaut 2, the Legless Patent Dynamo
by andrew rush Even though it doesn’t have any legs (yet), Robonaut 2 is
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Sub orbit
XCOR Aerospace Announces Lynx Suborbital Flight Winner
MOJAVE, Calif. — XCOR Aerospace today announced the grand prize winner of a trip aboard
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News
Elton John, ‘The Rocket Man’, Greets the ‘Rocket Men’ (Video)
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Continuing the celebration of André Kuipers’ music in space, British rock
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Environment
Our Weather Forecasting About To Get A Whole Lot Better
GREENBELT, Md. — NASA has completed commissioning of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (NPP),
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Video
Moonandback Interview with Ben Brockert, part 1 – The STIG Rocket
Ben Brockert, an Engineer for Armadillo Aerospace, talks with MM about the developement and experience
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Orbit
Expedition 31 Trio Blasts Off for International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba, Russian Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight
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Video
Moonandback Interview with David Masten, part 2 – Opportunities & Updates
Dave Masten talks with MM about his belief that NASA should take ownership of the
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Commentary
The Real Story Behind the “Manned” Space Program
by edward wright All organizations that have enduring for any length of time have
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Thursday 17 May 2012