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Stephen

@spederson

Astronautics instructor who believes strongly we will expand into space this century. Avid photographer.

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Stephen
@spederson Aug 19, 2018, 9:56 PM UTC

Living with Nature's Animals

This morning, my wife and I were enjoying some coffee on the front porch. This has been a missed event with the heat and rain from the summer. While drinking, I watched as a hummingbird hovered nearb…

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Stephen
@spederson Jul 16, 2018, 3:05 AM UTC

Are Concerts Generational Now?

# The Gift So, what do you give a son who just turned 22? Why not just ask? His response was going to a concert together. Now, this might not be a big deal, but it's been 34 years since I attended a…

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Stephen
@spederson Jul 12, 2018, 8:25 PM UTC

Toxic Dust Stopping Moon Missions?

# Will the Moon's Dust Put a Screeching Halt to Setting Up Moon Bases? There is continued talk about going back to the moon and even settling it. Afterall, it's been around 42 years since we step foo…

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Stephen
@spederson Jun 21, 2018, 3:52 PM UTC

Global Blackout

### Curiosity experiences a global blackout It's been a while since I posted anything, but with school coming to an end, grading and finishing year-end tasks this has taken up most of my time. With t…

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Stephen
@spederson May 6, 2018, 3:28 PM UTC

Take a Walk With NASA "Week 7" Mars Robotic Doctor

### Insight to Mars So, Insight has launched (see below), and the first from the West Coast. But Why? NASA rockets normally launch from Florida where they can fly safely over the ocean and take advan…

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Stephen
@spederson Apr 29, 2018, 7:29 PM UTC

Take a Walk With NASA "Week 6"

### First image from ExoMars In my week four update, I discussed the status of ExoMars and the demise of the lander. This week, the orbiter took this wonderful photo shown below. The Colour and Stere…

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Stephen
@spederson Apr 22, 2018, 5:39 PM UTC

Take a Walk with NASA "Week 5" Happy Earth Day

## Happy Earth Day! This week's post is being dedicated to how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are trying to study Earth in order to under…

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Stephen
@spederson Apr 15, 2018, 1:18 PM UTC

Take a Walk with NASA "Week 4"

## Space News "Week Four" ### Advanced Plant Habitat https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/iss055e001934.jpg [Image Credit] NASA Research on the International Space Station contin…

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Stephen
@spederson Apr 8, 2018, 1:39 PM UTC

Take a Walk with NASA "Week 3"

## Space News "Week Three" Well, despite my hopes for a souvenir, the Chinese Space station crashed into the ocean this week. I only saw one April fools joke concerning this. In the video below, you…

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Stephen
@spederson Mar 30, 2018, 3:43 PM UTC

Take a Walk with NASA "Week 2"

## Space News "Week Two" Space has definitely been busy this week as I present my second weekly series on what's happening in space. Probably the biggest topic is when and where will the Chinese spac…

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