Archive for May, 2008
Carnivalia — 5/14 - 5/20
The past week’s bounty of science-related blog carnivals…
The scientific tourist #21 — Little Joe II
This week’s picture comes from the New Mexico Museum of Space History, in Alamagordo. It’s of a “Little Joe II” rocket, with boilerplate Apollo command module & escape tower up top…
Casual Friday — “morphing” aircraft
Press releases and the like always need to be taken with a big grain of salt — often they contain more salesmanship (and showmanship) than they do legitimate “news.” One piece of aerospace technology which seems to be particularly prone to overselling these days is the idea of “morphing” aircraft.
From the first attempts at [...]Carnivalia — 5/7 - 5/13
Last week’s (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for your reading enjoyment…
The scientific tourist #20 — terrace farming
This week’s picture comes from Mesa Verde National Park in the southwestern corner of Colorado, USA…
