Landing Sites from Simon Sellars on Vimeo.
This is vaguely Ballardian… It’s my short film based on the ‘reversible destiny’ theory of the architects/conceptual artists Arakawa and Gins.
It was made for a seminar I taught at the Spatial...
Uganda: Kalangala Ferry License Sparks Protests [New Vision] Shocking details have emerged about the eight-year license that the works and transport ministry granted Kalangala Infrastructure Services Limited (KISL) to offer shipping services between Bukakata and Bugoma landing sites on Lake Victoria.
Tiptoeing back to the Moon While attention in recent weeks on commercial space activities has been focused on ventures like Planetary Resources and SpaceX, teams competing in the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition make slow but steady progress. Jeff Foust report on how teams will have to deal with one complication for their lunar exploration plans: taking care not to disturb historic lunar landing sites.
Prepare for liftoff: Longview gets ready for balloon races What: Balloon flights are July 27 and 28; launch and landing sites change each year as they are always determined by wind and the weather. Balloon glows are scheduled Friday and Saturday night; Kids Land is a safe restricted area for children that requires a small separate entry fee.
Why does Indian intelligence fail? 'We fail because we suspect each other. We fail because even the Hindus are fragmented. We fail because we do not behave as a united people.'
Ranger 12? A 1964 Proposal to Extend the Ranger Lunar Program In the summer and fall of 1962, NASA Headquarters planned at least 18 missions in the Ranger series. Some would have imaged the moon’s surface to certify potential Apollo landing sites, while others would have had a more purely scientific intent.
The heron: a ‘beautiful metaphor’ for art The name “Issaquah” reportedly comes from a Native American term meaning “the sound of the birds.” So it’s appropriate that a local bird — the great blue heron — is the inspiration for a current art exhibition. Artists of the nonprofit art center artEAST are hoping to spread the value of art and of Issaquah’s special [...]
Preparing for a Martian climbing trip In August, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will reach the Red Planet and begin its search for habitats that could have supported life.