Satellites… Robots in Space
When I was a kid, like, 6 or 7 and watching Star Wars: A New Hope playing over and over and over on Showtime back in like 1980, I was completely in love with R2D2 and C3PO. No no no… not a grown-up kind of love. I was 6! Robots were ridiculously fascinating
No Room
This was originally published in 2013 in a compilation of stories I released under my old pen name. It’s no longer available.
7 Ways To Create A Robot (That Don’t Require An Engineering Degree)
So, you want to build a robot? Don’t we all! I’ve wanted to create robots since I was little. I wish I understood the psychological need here. I think Dr. Soong hit on it a little in the ST:TNG episode Brothers when Data asked him why he was created
I Asked My Kiddo Some Questions About Space…
My poor kiddo. He has to deal with me and my randomness**. Luckily, he’s at the age (11) where he’ll still indulge me a little. I don’t think I have many more years of this left. We were sitting outside on the deck behind our house one day recently, and I decided to ask him […]
I Work on Warp Drive! (And other ways Star Trek intersects with my day job…)
I work on Warp Drive. Yes, I can make that statement with a straight face because it’s true! Although, it might not be the kind of warp drive that gets us exploring distant planets any quicker than we can today. But if you happen to live or work or drive through State Route 28 in […]
Future Spaceship Designers: 7 Things Your Spaceship Needs
When I was younger, friends would often ask me, given my love of space, if I was going to apply to be an astronaut. I did once when I was 24—knowing that the physical requirements alone would keep me from getting accepted. But, while in the real world the space shuttle was awesome, and the ISS is a fascinating orbiting laboratory, what I really want is to spend some time on a spaceship.