3 – 2 – 1 – Liftoff!
Discovery has finally left the launch pad. It’s nice to finally be back in action.
Archive for the ‘News Items’ Category.
Links for the day
Here are a few links that I ran across this morning that looked really good:
The Linux Kernel Archives
The new servers were donated by Hewlett-Packard, and are each quad Opterons with 24 gigabytes of RAM and 10 terabytes of disk space. Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. donates the bandwidth in the form of two independent gigabit-connected datacenters, PAIX Palo Alto and e200paul in San Francisco.
It’s a great read … check the rest out at http://kerneltrap.org/node/5070.
Blazing 64 bits per second
“… would enable computers to process data at 64 bits per second, compared with the current standard 32 bits per second.”
http://www.xcom2002.com/doh/index.php?s=05042613mis
Apollo 13 Engineers Feted on Anniversary
HOUSTON – A group of engineers was honored Tuesday for concocting a plan using plastic bags, cardboard and duct tape to save Apollo 13′s astronauts after their spacecraft was crippled by an explosion 35 years ago.
Police advise against lying in the road
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Police in a Vancouver suburb issued an unusual warning to drivers on Monday: If you run out fuel, do not lay down on the road to get assistance.
First Vote Fails to Find New Pope
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Roman Catholic cardinals began a secret papal election in the Renaissance splendor of the Sistine Chapel on Monday but their first vote failed to find a successor to Pope John Paul. (Read the rest …)
Apollo 13
35 years ago … on 17 April 1970 at 12:07:44 p.m. Central Standard Time, the crew of Apollo 13 splashed down only 4 miles from the prime recovery ship (U.S.S Iwo Jima).
Michael Griffin Takes Helm as NASA Administrator
NASA has a new Administrator: Michael Griffin.
Athletes Warned Water Can Be Deadly
The study, led by Dr. Christopher Almond at Boston Children’s Hospital, warns that endurance athletes are severely diluting their blood by drinking such large quantities of water and energy drinks. (Read the story)