Waste in Space. Trucking Nuclear Waste on the Space Shuttle.
Launching the By-Products of Nuclear Power into Space The hundred years that made up the twentieth century was full of tremendous innovation and technological progress, but it was also littered with bad ideas. It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention,” and where there is a problem,...
Perspectives on Challenger
January 28, 2011 marked the 25th anniversary of the Challenger Accident. For those who were of age to remember that fateful day, it is forever etched as one of those unforgettable moments of our lives. In an instant, the shock and surprise, the tragedy and loss...
The Saga of the X-38
It was a chance trip to the Midwest on a cold winter day in December that took me within striking distance of the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska. The museum had been on my list to visit if the opportunity ever afforded itself for me to...