The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars
Visionary Elon Musk enjoys a question and answer session with Wired’s Chris Anderson.
Gaultier on Display
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier was an exhibit recently showcased at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA from March 24, 2012 – August 19, 2012.
Returning from the Edge of Space, A Tribute to Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner is slated to do a 120,000 foot skydive from the edge of space on Sunday, through the Red Bull Stratos Program. An attempt on Tuesday was cancelled due to weather. It’s an inspiring feat– defying gravity to get to the edge of space and shirking common sense by jumping out of a perfectly good… balloon.
While Baumgartner is at it, he will be breaking the sound barrier, going mach speed– like Chuck Yeager without the X-1. Incidentally, Yeager broke the sound barrier October 14, 1947. Baumgartner may potentially be doing it again sans aircraft October 14, 2012. As Matt Scott puts it: “To infinity and beyond… and back again…”
Space Oddity Sung By International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield
I’m not sure there are any words worthy of describing this beautiful rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield. I hope you simply listen, watch, and enjoy.
GE Uses Back to the Future DeLorean in a Commercial to Talk About Turbine-Generated Power
We’ve seen GE effectively use a NASA rover and KITT from Knight Rider to discuss jet engines and locomotives. These commercials are part of the brand’s Brilliant Machines advertising campaign launched in 2012. Again using 1980’s nostalgia, the company is promoting their turbine hardware and software using imagery from the Back to the Future movies. The new spot is called “The Future is Now” and features a flying DeLorean and the voice of actor Michael J. Fox.
ETSUcon A First Timer’s First Look
Recently, I had the chance to attend the debut of East Tennessee State University’s first anime convention ETSUcon. I am an avid video game player and I know much of geek…