Bryan Strawser

Musings from the land of winter & road construction

Category: Space

Because it is Hard

Ron Bell writes today of Al Qaeda and SpaceShipOne: What a difference a day makes. Less than a week after Al Qaeda beheaded American Paul Johnson in its continuing effort to restore the Middle East to a medieval caliphate ruled by religious fiat comes the successful suborbital flight of SpaceShipOne, a private initiative that represents [...]

Hail Columbia

It is fitting we are gathered here on the shuttle runway for this event. It was here last Saturday that family and friends waited anxiously to celebrate with the crew their successful mission and safe return to earth. It never happened. I’m sure that Columbia, which had traveled millions of miles and made that fiery [...]