Space & Aviation
How To Get Yourself On The Planet Mars
The U.S. government could be sending you to Mars for free…sort of.
NASA is actually sending a microchip to the red planet in 2011 and your name could be on it. The Mars Science Laboratory Rover will be making the 35 million mile (plus) trip in just a few years taking, among other things…a microchip.
Add your [...]
Pictures: President & Air Force One In Raleigh
President Barack Obama made a visit to Raleigh today to talk Health Care. As usual, Air Force One was his mode of transportation down from Washington, D.C and my family made the trip over to Raleigh-Durham International Airport to watch the arrival of the Presidential Plane.
We weren’t the only ones at RDU to watch and [...]
Mars And Earth NOT Getting Closer This August
Earth and Mars will have the closest approach in recorded history in August. That is the claim of an e-mail making the rounds in inboxes all over the world recently. But, you should believe it as much as you believe the guy in India promising you millions after you send him a transaction fee first.
In [...]
Watch International Space Station From North Carolina
You think it would be hard to see something more 200 miles away, but when it comes to the International Space Station, it IS possible. Every month there are numerous opportunities to see the ISS from North Carolina…assuming there are clear skies.
The opportunities don’t last long since the ISS travels about 17,000 miles per hour, [...]
Did Lightning Bring Down Air France Flight 447
It’s been more than a week since the Airbus A330 that was Air France flight 447 went down and we still don’t know why. A lot of people have asked me about lightning hitting the aircraft and lightning in general hitting any airplane. There has also been a lot of speculation on that being ONE [...]
Thunderstorm Pictures From 35,000 Feet
Remember all the storms we had last week? I was lucky enough to be in an airplane flying over and around them on my way back to Raleigh and was able to snap these pictures from 35,000 feet.
The flight started out great with a steady deck of cumulostratus clouds.
Then, the daytime heating kicked in as [...]
Space Shuttle Will Retire In Just 7 Launches
Space Shuttle Atlantis had a successful liftoff Monday afternoon on its way to the Hubble Space Telescope. The shuttle racing into space is always an amazing event, but we may only have the opportunity to see something like it seven more times before NASA retires the fleet.
As it stands now, NASA has Space Shuttle Endeavor [...]
Northwest, Continental Play Musical Gates At RDU
From RDU…On Tuesday, March 24, Northwest Airlines will begin operating from Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s Terminal 2. The move is the result of Northwest’s recent merger with Delta Air Lines. Northwest, along with Delta, will operate from gates C7, C9, C10, C11, C12 and C15 in Terminal 2.
Northwest will continue to operate from Terminal 1 until [...]
Now Look Where You Can Advertise
It’s bad enough that airline ticket prices are going up and a bottle of water at the airport costs $17…but now they are just throwing it back in our faces.
While traveling back in June I ran across this in the security line…
They are now selling advertisement on the bottom of the bins that you put [...]
North Carolina Airport 30th Busiest In World
To this traveler’s surprise, one of North Carolina’s airports is the 30th busiest in the world when it comes to total passengers.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport had an increase of 11.7 percent in total passengers in 2007 which vaulted the airport to 30th place on the Airports Council International annual list. Slightly more than 33 million [...]
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