Imagine jumping out of the space station, engaging your rockets to enter the atmosphere, and then parachuting and trying to land on a four-foot-by-four-foot raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Except that if you miss Mars, even by a little bit, there’s no coming back. And your only opportunity to steer is when you first engage your rockets. Oh, and you’re blindfolded.
Category Archives: Science
Guns on Campus Op-Ed
The following is an op-ed submitted to the Dallas Morning News in response to an opinion piece. Colin Goddard, a survivor of the Virginia Tech tragedy, sent in an excellent response already, but we felt it was important to provide the perspective of students and faculty in Texas. Our letter was submitted to the Morning News, which only printed a few paragraphs.
