This Starship Enterprise NCC-1701D of Star Trek was fabricated by Takayuki Hoshino & Shinji Matsui, in one-billionth scale by 30 kV Ga+ focused-ion- beam CVD using phenanthrene gas.
Nano Scale Enterprise
Warp speed is possible but…
it might kill you!
Johns Hopkins physicist William Edelstein said at the American Physical Society conference in Washington, D.C. the two hydrogen atoms per cubic centimeter in space pose no threat to regular space travel, but would transform into “deadly galactic space mines” at near-light speed, Space.com reports.
Just another detail to be worked out!
Victor Hugo- The Future
Will the future ever arrive?…Should we continue to look upwards?Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will presently be extinguished? The ideal is terrifying to behold, lost as it is in the depth, small, isolated, a pin-point,brilliant but threatened on all sides by the dark forces that surround it; nevertheless, no more in danger than a star in the jaws of the clouds.
Victor Hugo
Gods and Generals
Just finished watching God and Generals during my treadmill time.
Gods is a prequel to Gettysburg (1993) and covers the beginning of the Civil War. The movie begins with the Robert E. Lee being offered command of the army- the Union Army- which he rejects to lead the Army of Virginia on the Confederate side.
Interesting points
- Many soldiers felt more aligned with their particular States then the United States government. Many were driven by this loyalty instead ideology.
- The southern states felt provoked by the Union raising an army.
- The Union side was hamstrung by poor leadership
The movie ends with a Confederate rout of Union forces setting the table for the event in Gettysburg.
Originally, Gods and Gettysburg were intended to be the first two parts of a trilogy with the final movie chronicling the rest of the Civil War, to be called The Last Full Measure. At this point, it appears that the final movie will not be made.
God and Generals Wikipedia Entry
James T. Kirk- Risk
Risk is our business
James T. Kirk
The Last Starfighter
Just finished watching The Last Starfighter during my treadmill time.
One of my favorite movies, it was nice to see it again.
I fondly remember not only the movie, but the unofficial game developed by Atari. I acquired a copy that was leaked to the gamer community at the time. The game eventually was released as Star Raiders II with all of the Last Starfighter content removed.
Kalamazoo Air Zoo
The growth of this museum over the last two decades has truly been phenomenal. It always had a great collection of aircraft (many of them airworthy) but with the addition of a new building in 2011 it’s truly a great place see some unique aircraft in a great setting.
2009 Images
2004 Images
2002 Images
1998 Photos
New England Air Museum
Toronto Aerospace Museum
The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
