Some of you know that I was one of the original backers of the X PRIZE that awarded $10 million to the first private team to build and launch a piloted spacecraft to 100 kilometers above the earth's surface, twice within two weeks. As far back as my undergraduate days at Georgia Tech, I wrote a paper on the British Crown's establishment of a … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
SpaceUp Atlanta
October 1, 2012 by
It's World Space Week! And to celebrate, some Georgia Tech students and friends are sponsoring SpaceUp Atlanta on Saturday, October 6, 2012. You should come! … [Read more...]
Drownproofing 2.0
October 1, 2012 by
Georgia Tech graduates who are at least my age (or a little younger) will remember "Drownproofing." … [Read more...]