by Chris Tobias
We are proud to announce that Take Back the Sky will be at the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con May 30 through June 2. Special guests this year include our big damn heroes Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau and Jewel Staite. If you’re at the con, be sure to stop by our table and say hello. We’d love to chat about Firefly, the future of space exploration, or why we love ships named “Serenity…”
by Chris Tobias
There has been a lot of controversy in recent weeks about the so-called “sequestration” that has resulted in huge cutbacks in government funding and even the total loss of several programs that are government-funded. This past week, the space industry felt the effects of these cuts, as NASA announced that it has suspended its funding of educational initiatives. Continue Reading
by Jeff Cunningham
A certain corner of the Internet is all afire over an alleged NASA Internal Memo leaked this past weekend. The document, which can be read in full here at SpaceRef or at other sources, mandates the end of NASA’s educational outreach activities in reaction to Congressional sequestration measures. The gist of it follows: Continue Reading
by Chris Tobias
Geek Pittsburgh Article on Western PA Browncoats Mentions Take Back the Sky
A recent online article by Geek Pittsburgh (www.geekpittsburgh.com) spotlights the Rivers and Bridges Brigade of the Pennsylvania Browncoats and mentions Take Back the Sky. We’re grateful to Geek Pittsburgh and the PA Browncoats’ Rivers and Bridges Brigade for supporting our mission.
by Chris Tobias
Take Back the Sky Promo Video on Youtube
Devin Stewart, a high-school student from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, submitted this unsolicited video to Youtube promoting Take Back the Sky. Our sincere thanks to Devin. It’s refreshing to see young folk taking an interest in space exploration, and it’s always shiny to get a helping hand from a fellow browncoat.
by Jeff Cunningham
Ni hao, everyone. I’ve kind of got a bone to pick with you. You see, I recently had a conversation with a stranger that left a sour taste in my mouth. Normally, that wouldn’t be any cause for letting it bother me, if it weren’t for the fact that I’ve had this exact same conversation with countless other people saying the exact same thing. It starts with them asking me if I’m a college student studying in the area, probably because I look young for my age. I tell them that I actually graduated in 2011 and start to tense up, as I begin to sense that I’m in for another repeat. My fears are confirmed when they ask what my degree was in. My reply of “aerospace engineering” is typically met with a blank stare, until I explain that it essentially means “rocket science.” “Oh,” they exclaim, “that’s so cool!” Continue Reading
by Chris Tobias
Latest Commercial from Siemens featuring SpaceX
We find it all manner of ironic that this commercial from Siemens aired during the Science Channel’s Firefly marathon this past weekend. The spot talks about how Siemens software allows SpaceX to construct and test rockets like the Falcon 9 virtually before they build them physically, which increases both safety and productivity. And of course the ad features the Dragon capsule, that same one that will carry astronauts into space in just two years’ time. The same one that will someday be called Serenity…
by Jeff Cunningham
Reposted Blog: Would we Create NASA Today?
While opinionated, this is still a perfectly good question to ask ourselves. If so, just why would we do it? For “science?” For “technology” so we can have new smartphones and other material possessions? I, for one, hope it would be for a higher, more selfless cause.
In any case, the author makes the point that any future we do have in the Black will be with private ships like Serenity.
by Jeff Cunningham
This season is obviously an important and sacred occasion for a lot of people. It also happens to be the anniversary of another more recent, yet less spoken of occasion. First, I need to set the stage. The year is 1968, and the Space Race between America and the Soviet Union was about as tense as the Arms Race at that time. Continue Reading
by Jeff Cunningham
We promised you surprises, so today, we’re closing out World Space Week with a grab bag of goodies for all of you to celebrate with, and to thank those of you who took five minutes’ worth of time to write Elon Musk. Continue Reading
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