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...space at 3,500 m.p.h. on its laughing-gas engine. Aboard the spaceship the two pilots will cut the rockets and the ship will coast up to 80 miles, well outside the atmosphere. For 4 min., the six passengers (now astronauts!) can unstrap and float weightless around the cabin. Earth will look like a shiny ball with white swirls surrounded by a totally black sky. Diving back into the atmosphere will be a wild ride, peaking at nearly 6 Gs--twice the rush you feel on the average roller coaster. Rutan's genius is his "carefree re-entry" design: SpaceShipTwo...
Many NASA critics take it further. The agency's role, they say, should be to explore the far reaches of the universe by roving robot, leaving Earth's orbit and the moon to the private sector. "We're in this transition zone, where the Lewis and Clark role of NASA has been done on the human side," says space activist and rabble rouser Rick Tumlinson, founder of Orbital Outfitters. "Now it's time for the settlers and shopkeepers to move...
...million NASA contract to develop a delivery service to the ISS. For Musk, 35, space travel is a childhood dream, not just for exploration but as a logical next stage in man's evolution from the primordial goop. "To our knowledge, life exists on only one planet, Earth. If something bad happens, it's gone," he says. "I think we should establish life on another planet--Mars in particular--but we're not making very good progress. SpaceX is intended to make that happen...
...your computer monitor alone is responsible for a cloud of emissions. And when you eventually toss that monitor on the scrap pile, it'll take years to break down and will likely leak a pool of chemical nasties into the ground. But computing doesn't have to cost the earth...
...happen to your bells.” Adam M. Virgadamo ’07 lives two floors under the bells, and noted unusual bell activity this week. He explained that while the bells typically do not disrupt his routine, “I was battling against Mother Earth for a nap on Monday.” “Mother Earth” is the name of the largest bell, weighing in at 13 tons, and what Virgamamo doesn’t know, while he tried to sleep, Father Roman, Konovalov, and Michourovski performed an impromptu afternoon concert...