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12-CENT

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Science

“Ignorance has been our king. Since the death of empire, he sits unchallenged on the throne of Man. His dynasty is age-old. His right to rule is now considered legitimate. Past sages have affirmed it. They did nothing to unseat him.

“Tomorrow, a new prince shall rule. Men of understanding, men of science shall stand behind his throne, and the universe will come to know his might. His name is Truth. His empire shall encompass the Earth. And the mastery of Man over the Earth shall be renewed. A century from now, men will fly through the air in mechanical birds. Metal carriages will race along roads of man-made stone. There will be buildings of thirty stories, ships that go under the sea, machines to perform all works.

“And how will this come to pass?”

He paused and lowered his voice. “In the same way all change comes to pass, I fear. And I am sorry it is so. It will come to pass by violence and upheaval, by flame and by fury, for no change comes calmly over the world.”

A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1959)

11-TROL

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Propulsion

Onboard Rocket Lab’s Electron
Owl’s Night Control Room, New Zealand

Life Is an Experiment

We’re all testing hypotheses, learning from outcomes, and iterating as we go.

Every choice is a variable, every experience a data point.

Rocket Launch Live <- for the latest launches to date

04-MARE

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LUNAR DATA

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Click on the image to enlarge, look closely at the bottom; just left of center is newly named Monet’s Fault.

The Moon has Stories to Tell

27-ORRO

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Under the Weather

Imagine the horror with which darkness, rain, and wind, fill persons who have lost their way in the night; and who, consequently, have not the pleasant prospect of warm fires, dry cloaths, and other refreshments, to support their minds in struggling with the inclemencies of the weather.

Tom Jones by Henry Fielding

04-LEMM

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Declination

Position of the Sun in the Sky at Noon

So many people
have come & gone
Their faces fade
as the years go by
Yet I still recall
as I wander on
As clear as the sun
in the summer sky

Boston – More Than A Feeling – YouTube

In good time as the ardor of youth declines and years increase; as reflection lends her solemn pauses; then a love of ease & virtue supplants the love for maidens. –Moby Dick by Heman Melville

01-HERI

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Atmospheric

Edel Space 27 over Pacifica – Photo by Leon

Piloting a paraglider around the turn of the millennium. (That’s M with outstretched arms.)

Flying machines epitomize the realization of a 3-D experience in the wind.

Now my wing is in the garage, ready for the museum. It’s still flight worthy, and it could still break my neck.