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...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 9, 2011 | Science, Space, Uncategorized
The final launch of the Space Shuttle program. A sad day for space geeks and kids dreaming of becoming astronauts. For the next several years, until the Aries replacement launch system becomes operational, the US will be paying Russia to ferry astronauts to the...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 7, 2011 | Science Fiction, TV
This is probably old news to others, but I just discovered that Netflix now has all the seasons of the original Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Voyager available for streaming. Of course I already own the restored Star Trek on DVD, and...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 6, 2011 | Science Fiction, SF & Fantasy News
This is a great news. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction will soon be available online for free. The UK based Orion Publishing will be putting it up in pieces over the next year or so. 3 million words, 12,000 entries, and they say, 100,000 links. It will cover all...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 5, 2011 | Fantasy, Reviews, TV
I finally got around to watching the final episode of the First Season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. (Note: Neither the TV show or the book of Game if Throne is young adult appropriate.) One of the biggest advantages the writers and producers have is that they are...
