by G.L. Breedon | Aug 1, 2011 | Science, Space
This is fun news. Seattle’s Space Needle is giving away a free trip to space to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The space flight will be with Space Adventures. Who doesn’t want to free trip to space? I’m entering...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 28, 2011 | Art, Science, Science Fiction, Space
There is a nice article at BBC News today about the relationship between spaceship art and spaceship design. There is even a quote at the end of the article by my favorite professor from college, Eric S. Rabkin. But space is a particularly romanticized part of our...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 22, 2011 | Art, Space
I came across this the home site for Robert McCall a few days ago. What a treasure trove of great space art. I hadn’t been aware, but he had passed away on Feb. 26 this year at age 90. He was one of the first three artists chosen by NASA in 1962 to create art...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 21, 2011 | Science, Space
A sad day. The Space Shuttle program made it’s final landing today. 135 missions over 30 years. When I was a kid I dreamed of one day riding on the Space Shuttle. I can’t imagine kids today dreaming of riding a Russian Soyuz capsule to space. But they may...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 17, 2011 | Art, Space
There is a very cool exhibit at the Smithsonian of NASA Space Art. Wish I could go. The Smithsonian has an online gallery CBS has a gallery of a select few painting. NASA also has an old gallery....
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 11, 2011 | Books, Reviews, Science, Space
Thinking about the Final Space Shuttle launch last week got me to thinking about the history of space exploration, so I grabbed my copy of Space Flight (DK Books – Gill Sparrows) off the shelf and spent a few hours reading. I love DK Books. I have a huge...
