On August 12, 2009 a man waited for President Obama in Portsmouth NH outside a town hall meeting with a gun. The man held a protest sign which could be seen as an incitement to assassinate the President while wearing a holstered gun on his hip.
8.8 Richter Chilean earthquake generates 1 meter wave on Hawaii The warnings had been out since dawn. The beaches closed to bathers, coastal roads cleared, the warning sirens blared. In the end, the Tsunami was less than the 2 meter wave expected. A wave of 1 meter at the top and one meter at the [...]
KSL.com in Salt Lake City Utah having infectious moment According to KSL, a virus on their website was trying to get user credit card information. The virus came from an ad on the site. A similar virus infected a newspaper in Minneapolis. Newspaper delivers virus to its readers. In Salt Lake City, the TV station [...]
For space nuts in a hurry Question – what is the fire ahead of the tail? Flames from the tail are normal. The APU which powers the hydraulics vents excess energy after landing. The hydraulics system is what helps the crew to land since they have no engine thrusters at that point. The flames are [...]
First video posted on Internet after NASA’s life coverage – Mission STS130 is over. The night time landing is stunning. Flames from the tail are normal. The APU which powers the hydraulics vents excess energy after landing. The hydraulics system is what helps the crew to land since they have no engine thrusters at that [...]
Endeavour completes de-orbit burn and begins deceleration preparatory to landing in one hour The burn of 2 minutes slows down the Endeavour as a braking maneuver. This is the final move than means Endeavour will be landing shortly, about 1 hour from now.
Space Shuttle Endeavour orbits the International Space Station before returning to earth After undocking from the ISS, Endeavour performed a orbit of the ISS and flyby that produced stunning images of space. I stayed up late Friday night to capture this live. This is definitely for space nuts. The joint docked mission, STS 130, between [...]
The joint docked mission between the crews of the International Space Station and space shuttle Endeavour comes to an end this evening when the shuttle undocks from the station at 7:54 p.m. EST to begin the voyage back to Earth. At time of undocking, the Endeavour had been 11 days and 15 hours and 41 [...]
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