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Neil Armstrong: 1930-2012

I won't try to write a eulogy or a tribute.  I will leave that up to people who know more than me, but I did want to take a moment to post a tribute of some sort to the man who inspired a whole new generation of explorers.  Without Neil Armstrong so many things we take for granted now may

GNC-2012-05-29 #769 Family Loss

Received the news late this afternoon that my Grandfather on my dads side of the family had passed away. While expected still has hit me like a ton of bricks. I am luckier than most as I had all of my grandparents up to a few short years ago. All lived into their 90's and went out on their own

Neil deGrasse Tyson Testifies to Congress on Behalf of NASA

Earlier this month our favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson,  went before Congress to plead his case  for NASA.  In recent years the budget for NASA has been slashed mercilessly by the folks down in Washington DC, all many of whom have little to no clue about science and technology. Tyson makes his case by pointing out the obvious ties between

GNC-2012-03-19 #751 April Road Show

April is going to be simply a crazy month, so I am prepping the travel studio to take the road show to a whole new level. Lets see if we can get green during the road show :). Laid back Hawaiian style show tonight Geek fans. Download the Audio Show File Links to all the articles talked about in this Podcast

An Incredibly Clear View of Ireland From Space

Today is St. Patrick's Day, and NASA's Earth Observatory website is celebrating by selecting a remarkably clear view of Ireland as its Image of the Day. It is easy to see why Ireland is called “The Emerald Isle”. Several different shades of green, from a drab, olive green color, to the brightest Kelly green, cover the entire island. This is

NASA Delays Rockets – Releases Moon Videos

NASA has decided to delay the launch of the five unmanned rockets that it planned on shooting into the sky on March 14, 2012. The rockets were part of the Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX) project. The purpose of the project is to gather more information about the process that is responsible for the high-altitude jet stream that exists 60

GNC-2012-02-20 #743 Nat Innovation Alliance

This past Saturday the Saturday Morning Tech show was incredible and I hope you will take time to listen to it. During the show, one of our guest launched the National Innovation Alliance. I spend some time tonight talking about that initiative. Over the coming shows you will want to pay attention to hints for prizes as we march towards