by David Todd | Mar 17, 2014 | On a Lighter Note, Science, Technology
In its previous Space Intelligence News incarnation, this news service noted that the British Royal Navy had won the Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 (an irreverent alternative to the real Nobel Peace Prize) for ordering its sailors to save money on cannon shells during...
by David Todd | Feb 26, 2014 | commercial launch services, On a Lighter Note, Seradata News, SpaceX, Technology
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has posted an image of a leg to keep us space cadets interested. Sadly the leg concerned is not a beautifully appointed one attached to his lovely actress partner (and former wife), Talulah Reilly, nor one from his talented and...
by David Todd | Jan 28, 2014 | China, Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, History, On a Lighter Note, Satellites, SpaceX
As the Chinese New Year arrives, we note that China has traditionally been very superstitious about encouraging good luck. As part of the Feng Shui superstition, individuals and organisations can encourage good luck energy to enter their realms by simple measures...
by David Todd | Jan 3, 2014 | On a Lighter Note, Science, Seradata News
Young children love the Doggie Doo game (see below) for obvous reasons, but now there actually could be some science behind this activity as well. For next time you see a dog owner having to pick up a warm steaming one with their plastic bagged hand, just have a...
by David Todd | Nov 25, 2013 | History, On a Lighter Note
The BBC television science fiction adventure series Dr Who is 50 years old. With some breaks, the show has been running since November 1963 and was first broadcast the day that US President John F. Kennedy was shot dead. The adventures of a time lord has was...
by David Todd | Nov 12, 2013 | History, On a Lighter Note, Science
While Star Trek’s TV and film series had its USS Enterprise captained by a brave young chap called Captain James T. Kirk (the “T” stands for Tiberius), back on Earth, the US Navy just appointed a Captain James Kirk as captain for its latest warship...
