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Skunkworks?

( Space and Technology )

Wow, a secret BSC/SpaceDev project? Sweet.
No, I had no idea…

Benson Space Company - Engineering Trades

( Personal and Space and Technology )

For those of you visiting my website for the first time, here’s the story so far. I’m Brian Emmett, and in late 2004 I entered a contest setup by Oracle that required me to answer sets of questions on some of their software development tools. The Grand Prize for this contest was a [...]

Clipped Wings

( Personal and Space )

Every so often, I Google my name just see where I show up in the Page Rank. Interestingly enough, Oracle’s site still has me listed as a Grand Prize Winner of their Space Sweepstakes. For those of you who I haven’t told yet, this is no longer the case. Back in early [...]

Shuttle and ISS are Mistakes

( Science and Space and Technology )

As of this posting, there’s an interesting thread going on over at Slashdot discussing a recent statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin in which he said he thought that the Space Shuttle and ISS were mistakes.
I say “as of this posting” because as of 0946 PST the discussion is relatively informative, insightful and mature. [...]

The Rumors are True

( Personal and Space )

Yes, I’m actually being given a ride into space. News at 11.