PinnedJason FoodmanHumans are Polluting All Over the SpaceWhen we think about pollution, it’s usually in the context of our planet, typically related to pollution on the land mass and in our…Feb 28Feb 28
Jason FoodmanThe best places to park (in the Universe)Due to gravitational effects and the laws of physics (thank you Isaac Newton), there are great parking spots throughout the Universe. This…Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Jason FoodmanOSIRIS-REx just flew by Earth and dropped off a sample from asteroid BennuNASA’s OSIRIS-Rex today flew by Earth and dropped an asteroid sample into our atmosphere. In 2016 OSIRIS-Rex lifted off and began it’s…Sep 24, 2023Sep 24, 2023
Jason FoodmanTechnology Progression has gone Plaid!Recently my mother was cleaning out her attic and came across my 1980 Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer. She sent it to me, in the original…Jun 7, 20231Jun 7, 20231
Jason FoodmanA Brief History US Space Capsule Design and the Impact of Max FagetOne man’s genius was instrumental in the design of the Mercury spacecraft and played a major role in the subsequent designs of Gemini…Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020
Jason FoodmanOur Solar System is more crowded than you may realizeMost of the time, pictures of our Solar System show the planets all lined up, roughly equal in their distance apart from one another, on…May 5, 20202May 5, 20202
Jason FoodmanDon’t forget to Fly The Plane …In 1972, an Eastern Airlines jet crashed in Florida, the initial problem which triggered the entire sequence of events was a landing gear…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
