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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Thursday, June 05, 2003 ::
This Week At NASAexplores Two new articles this week at NASAexplores, plus a cool bonus: Re-creating History: This year is being celebrated as the centennial of the Wright Brothers' first flight. But, a group of NASA engineers are marking the occassion by honoring a different first flight and building a replica of Robert Goddard's first liquid-fueled rocket. In The Thick Of Things:: What starts out thick and firm, but gets runny when stirred? Quite a few things, actually. Paint, ketchup, whipped cream...these are all examples of shear thinning. Scientists are interested in learning how and why this phenomenon happens with some substances,and they feel the microgravity environment is the perfect place to study it. Also, check out the announcements for the link to my biography of payload specialist astronaut Fred Leslie, the first in our summer series on astronauts.