columbia

Yesterday was the 41-year anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire on the launch pad, where a spark ignited the pure oxygen atmosphere inside the capsule. The 3 astronauts died from fire and smoke inhalation. It was a disaster waiting to happen. NASA had been good, but also lucky, during the Mercury and...

Saw how they laughed in the face of Iran's prez as he stated "we don't have homosexuals in our country like you do...." Smooth. First he wasn't saying "we have none" but "we don't have them like you do here which is IMO no doubt true. Second, even if for the sake of argument we assume...

I've not taken the time to investigoogle the "truth" for myself yet, but it's time for a change of pace from 9/11. The new Apollo threads are nice, but I need more. Anyone heard any good Challenger or Columbia related conspiracies? I'm about to leave work so I'll see what "obvious truths" I...

I heard it on the radio for the first time yesterday. The City of Columbia has given approval for a Neo-Nazi group to march in our very own downtown district this Saturday for 5 hours. Who the hell marches for 5 hours? The most notorious hate group in the world beside Al-Queda, that's who...

...or what is going on in politics in South America? CNN Article:http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/12/19/bolivia.election/index.html OK, a man of the people, but some of his friends... Still, given the country's history, I wouldn't take long bets on his being in power very long...

From the New York Times via Reason.com: http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/

More stories here.

I asked Linda and Randi if they could transcribe what Hal said when he announced at the meeting what had happened to the Shuttle. Linda sent it to me today. I kid Hal a lot, but this speech speaks to what kind of man he is. I have been looking forward to meeting Dr. Shermer for a long time and...

The Columbia has been lost. Shalom.