The Aliens’ First Month of Surfing
This is one of a series of articles the entire HI-SEAS IV crew is writing to celebrate and reflect upon our first month in the dome. Please also visit: “One Month Down, Eleven to Go. Feeling Fine!” by...
View ArticleMRO and Water on Mars
This is a significant development, as it appears to confirm that water — albeit briny — is flowing today on the surface of Mars. – John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission...
View ArticleReal Engineering on Simulated Mars
Remember those old math questions you had in algebra class? Where water is entering a container at a certain rate and leaving at a different rate and you need to figure out when it’ll be empty? Well,...
View ArticleClocks, Calendars, and Colonies
“Day” is a vestigial mode of time measurement based on solar cycles. It’s not applicable. …I didn’t get you anything. – River Tam, from the “Firefly” episode “Out of Gas”, discussing her brother...
View Article8 HI-SEAS Clickbait Articles We Hope Will Never Actually Exist. You Won’t...
Yep, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here. It’s been one of those months. New engineering challenges, new research, and even a new battery. Unfortunately, that means I haven’t had any...
View ArticleThe Best Darn Chili on sMars
One cannot be a true son or daughter of this state without having his taste buds tingle at the thought of the treat that is real, honest-to-goodness, unadulterated Texas chili – from Texas House...
View ArticleCatching Jupiter
Ignition…and…liftoff of the Atlas V with Juno on a trek to Jupiter, a planetary piece of the puzzle on the beginning of our Solar System. – George Diller, NASA Launch Commentator On 3pm on August 5,...
View ArticleRoll Up Your Sleeve
Trying to conquer an alien world? Remember, never underestimate the small threats…like GERMS! – Zim’s computer, from the “Invader Zim” episode “Germs” My mouth was dry. My face was numb. And, as I...
View ArticleReentry
Should I go back, should I go back, should I? I hope I won’t forget you – from “Asthenia” by Blink-182 Today’s my cooking day, and, dressed in my finest University of Texas Longhorn garb, I’m simmering...
View ArticleGoing Beyond
Astronomy may be revolutionized more than any other field of science by observations from above the atmosphere. Study of the planets, the Sun, the stars, and the rarefied matter in space should all be...
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