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Dynaverse.net => Hawkeye's Roost => Topic started by: stoneyface on April 28, 2011, 06:00:46 pm

Title: =/\= nasa programmer to fly into space. google's "hackerspace" ISS resupply
Post by: stoneyface on April 28, 2011, 06:00:46 pm

cool news today. one of nasa's space program computer programers will now be going on the final shuttle mission. pretty cool i thought! i hope he has faith in his own work ;)
read here: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216261/Programmer_turned_astronaut_to_lift_off_on_NASA_s_i_Endeavour_i_ (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216261/Programmer_turned_astronaut_to_lift_off_on_NASA_s_i_Endeavour_i_)

next a really interesting story about a part of google that most people have no idea even exists! a long secret google "funzone" (for lack of a better word) is "hackerspace" it is not what you think. hackerspace is where people go to build stuff and do secret experimentation and building mechanical projects. read the article and you will be amazed! http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jYC4weL-2Qswq77qRU1-gwc1jwlg?docId=c91d8cdfedb84a2d8d6967006d468c94 (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jYC4weL-2Qswq77qRU1-gwc1jwlg?docId=c91d8cdfedb84a2d8d6967006d468c94)

the russians have successfully launched and unmanned refuel mission to the ISS. yay! russians!!! http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/2036974/russia_launches_unmanned_vessel_to_resupply_iss/index.html?source=r_space (http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/2036974/russia_launches_unmanned_vessel_to_resupply_iss/index.html?source=r_space)