Beausoleil Island 2008

Weekend camping with relatives on Beausoleil Island in the Georgian Bay. Click on the photo for the Flickr set.

Sunday in Chicago

Pleasant day on the Navy Pier and Chicago River. Click on the photo for the Flickr set.

Family Reunion in Berrien Springs

Rode Amtrak's Lakeshore Limited to a reunion along the Saint Joseph River in Michigan.
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London with Virgin Media

Business trip with colleagues from Synacor. Click on the photo for the Flickr set.

Amsterdam

Business trip with colleagues from Synacor. Click on the photo for the Flickr set.

Launch Services and the Aldridge Commission

The Report of the President’s Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy was delivered in June 2004 by a panel chaired by Pete Aldridge. The Report articulated that the successful implementation of the national space exploration vision would require significant cultural and organizational changes in the federal government’s approach to managing the effort. This month, I'll revisit aspects of the Exploration Architecture to see where the Report had little influence on NASA's implementation.

In the Shadow of the Moon

Just finished an excellent documentary of the Apollo Program by Ron Howard: In the Shadow of the Moon.

Not Your Father's Space Program

The Atlantic Monthly: Who needs NASA when private enterprise is turning the stuff of science fiction into reality?

Fastest Space Transport: 42,000 Miles per Hour

Travels in the Hawaiian Islands

Belated honeymooning for a week on Oahu and Maui. Click on the photo for the Flickr set.