Landsat 40

40 Years of Landsat images and Earth as Art
http://eros.usgs.gov/imagegallery/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/landsat/news/40th-earthasart.html
Here’s my favorite image:

Mars Curiosity

Mars Curiosity
NASA Links:

http://communications.nasa.gov/marstoolkit
http://www.nasa.gov/mars.
“Seven Minutes of Terror”

Shuttle Knowledge Console

https://skc.jsc.nasa.gov/Home.aspx

Mary-Helen’s Birthday Number 42

We had MH’s bday party on Saturday July 28th in Brenham.  It was a great success.  We did a theme on 42, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.  A ton of kids came out, played in the car wash, pool, and baby pool.  We grilled hot dogs and sausages, and everyone had a great time.
For her [...]

The Lion King

Alden, Mary-Helen, and I went to see the Disney production of the Lion King.  It was awesome!
Alden had a great time and was kept on the edge of his seat.  What fantastic costumes.
Ame watched Meredith, who napped most of the time we were gone.  Ame had come into town for Mary-Helen’s birthday party on Saturday.
We [...]

NASA JSC 50th Classic Car Show

I drove the 1967 Black Corvette down to JSC today for the NASA JSC StarPort 50th Classic Car Show!  I had a great time and got to see some other classics, enjoy a hot dog, and meet car enthusiasts.  It was a great ride down and scary ride back.  I had a going away party [...]

Learning Invention from Edison

This is a great article about learning invention and enabling research from Edison.  Three great outtakes -

Don’t be distracted and protect the laboratory.
Invention over innovation.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

http://socialinnovationlaboratory.com/2012/05/17/social-innovation-science-or-alchemy/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Very%20Short%20List%20-%20Daily&utm_campaign=VSL%2005%2F21

Shuttlebration

JSC Special: It’s a Shuttlebration! Plan Your Weekend Accordingly
“Shuttlebration Weekend” will mark the arrival of the high-fidelity space shuttle currently en route to Houston. The full-scale replica departed Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Thursday, May 24, for to Space Center Houston (SCH). The barge carrying the mockup is expected to arrive Friday, June 1. A [...]

George Takei Speaks at JSC

George Takei, known for his role as Capt. Hikaru Sulu in the acclaimed TV and film series “Star Trek,” will speak to JSC team members about leadership and inclusiveness in a person, inspiring thought-provoking dialogue today, May 29, at 11 a.m. in the Teague Auditorium.
The event is jointly sponsored by the center’s ASIA and Out [...]

Meredith Jumps

Meredith has been advancing so quickly now!  She most recently has learned to jump.  It’s been so much fun watching her practice and learning to jump!  She will say, “Watch how high I can jump Daddy!” and will then crouch way down and jump.  It’s so cute.  She has also been great at starting to [...]