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Space Oddity: My Weird Year with NASA

bq. _“Everything in space obeys the laws of physics. If you know these laws and obey them, space will treat you kindly. And don’t tell me man doesn’t belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go.”_ --Wernher von Braun A few years ago, I v…

Ones and Zeros: Science Saved By Hollywood, KGB ATMs

_I would have waited for the iPad 3 to come out before I sold one of my kidneys, but that's just me._ h3. ONE: Flying robot soccer ball can be my wingman any day. ("ieee spectruyn":http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/japane…