Friday, September 20, 2002

SPACEWEATHER REPORT for September 19, 2002. SPACEWEATHER REPORT for September 19, 2002 ROCKET EXHAUST: Sky watchers in southern California saw something extraordinary just before sunset on Thursday: An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile blasted off from Vandenberg AFB (on a routine test flight) and left behind this colorful wind-twisted contrail. It was spectacular. True Confession: Yes I admit I called Doc while driving down the freeway to tell him to get his fanny outside PDQ and drag the Son-of-Searl outside to see the rocket go off. (I'm guilty of driving while cellphoning on a LA Freeway. Forgive me.) I know that Son-of-Searl (who is a real budding astronomer,) would have never forgiven his Father is he had missed the rocket.  Hopefully my call saved Doc countless thousands of dollars in shrink-time in the future.   [Mary Wehmeier's Blog Du Jour] Unfortunately I missed this--one of the drawbacks of spending all my time in front of a computer. It certainly looks pretty in the photo, though! comment () trackback ()  3:47:28 PM     Group: Grave of Stalin Victims Found [AP World News] Here's a story that probably won't receive widespread media coverage. comment () trackback ()  3:41:06 PM     Firefly Premieres Tonight [Slashdot] This show might turn out well--the advertisements I've seen remind me quite a bit of a typical session of the Traveller role-playing game. Of course, even if it's good that's not guarantee of success. Good sci-fi shows don't do very well on TV, as demonstrated by the abrupt cancellation of Farscape. comment () trackback ()  3:20:44 PM

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