Category space

60 years of Trek

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Star Trek’s debut on network television, and while I said most of what I’d want to say about the show in my 50th anniversary post, I figure it’s worth acknowledging another milestone. In the…

One Giant Leap for Hologramkind

In what’s easily 2019’s coolest use of AV technology, the Smithsonian is projecting a giant holograph of a Saturn V rocket onto the Washington Monument this week; on Friday and Saturday it’ll come to life and recreate the launch of…

It Came From Outer Space (Maybe)

A recent Boy Scout camping trip took Jason, Scott and me to a part of Virginia where I spent several years of my youth.  Then again, what else is new; by now the boys are doubtless tired of hearing the…

We Came In Peace For All Mankind

I don’t have much to add to the hooplah over the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, but I figured it was worth at least a mention. I was just 4 years old when Neil Armstrong hopped down…