Space

Uncle Sam steals space trip

Sonia January 29, 2007January 29, 2007 Space

Brian Emmett, a self-described space buff (who has even attended space camp) won a trip to space in an Oracle competition, but he won’t be able to take the ride. That’s because the government counts contest winnings as income, and

Anousheh Ansari is very cool

Sonia November 13, 2006November 13, 2006 Cool things, Space

I met Anousheh Ansari last Friday before she gave a lecture to an audience at Stanford University. She was the first woman to go into space on a private exploration. She was also the first person to blog from space.