Monthly Archives: July 2011

Review: In Conquest Born

Posted on 29 July 2011 by josephshoer

It’s interesting to re-read a book that made a huge impression on me the first time around. Some of them seem less exciting, while some hold up amazingly well upon multiple reads. (The best example I can think of for … Continue reading →

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Art Question: Map Labels

Posted on 25 July 2011 by josephshoer

I have been working on a map. It looks something like this: The map consists of India ink laid down on top of a set of watercolor washes. (Well, technically, washes from some Derwent Signature Watercolor pencils – thanks to … Continue reading →

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Getting Over the Space Shuttle Legacy

Posted on 16 July 2011 by josephshoer

Representing the entire Orbiter fleet, the Space Shuttle Atlantis is above the Earth for the last time. She comes home on 21 July. The Space Shuttle is a tremendous vehicle, a real achievement of engineering. It has given us the … Continue reading →

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President Obama spells out his NASA vision

Posted on 6 July 2011 by josephshoer

While I would love for President Obama to give Twitter the blind eye I think it deserves, today he used the blip medium to take (moderated) questions from the public. One of those questions was about the future of the … Continue reading →

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This is really amazing and if you haven’t seen it already you need to

Posted on 1 July 2011 by josephshoer

Click the image above to go to a Space Shuttle program retrospective photo gallery put together by the photographer formerly behind the Boston Globe’s Big Picture blog. It’s amazing. (I never knew that Enterprise made it to the launch pad! … Continue reading →

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