Senate hearing on commercial space postponed
A Senate hearing on commercial space, organized by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as part of a series, has been postponed.
It had been scheduled for today, but appears to now be delayed until after the July 4th break.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
A Senate hearing on commercial space, organized by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as part of a series, has been postponed.
It had been scheduled for today, but appears to now be delayed until after the July 4th break.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
There’s a podcast on Batchelor’s podcast page that claims to be with Bob. Actually, it’s a duplicate of one titled “Future War: Who you are…”
Willi: Thank you for letting me know. I have contacted Batchelor. This should be fixed soon.
Willi: Podcast is fixed. It is also posted here.
This kind of link mix up happens about once or twice every week to his shows. I of course assume that any mishap is caused by Russian hacking. I follow JBS daily when I can, because he makes great radio. I wonder how he can produce quality radio hours every day, without any exception, and still be well read on the books the guests have written as well as the current news flow. Makes me think he has maybe been a reporter for more than a few years, and loves it. How does this guy know what mix of subjects I am interested in?
I wouldn’t’ve (that’s bad spelling, isn’t it?) discovered him if it weren’t for this blog.
‘Fluff–
This Q&A from C-span, is highly informative (although dated)
https://www.c-span.org/video/?200850-1/qa-john-batchelor
This is pretty good as well (from 2015) even though Art thinks Men In Black, was a documentary.
Art Bell Interview With John Batchelor
https://youtu.be/SazJ2af3VL8
(39:57)
LocalFluff–
excellent word!
[wouldn’t’ve]
wayne,
Your link shows that John Batchelor is as good a guest as he is a host. He kind of takes over the talking anyway. Because he’s interesting. He makes things interesting, because he is interested.
I like his putting-things-in-a-historical-context kind of style. His rational realistic skeptical pragmatic optimistic philosophical romantic responsible informed attitude, or however to characteristic it, is great. (I only object that I don’t always agree with his conclusions, but no one is perfect, and let’s not jump to conclusions about which one of us is not in this case).
Spooky topic choice:
Just the other day an old friend reminded me about when we were in a zoo many years ago. A herd or family (whatever) of giraffes came to us. And the super tallest of them curved its enormous neck over the fence and sniffed my shoulder or chin with its nostrils (maybe I’d eaten something it likes). I got petrified like a rabbit. Not that I thought this vegetarian would eat me or knock me over with its horns, but because it was sooo alien in shape, size, color, everything.
And a day after, JBS had a short interview with some giraffe to-know-something-about’em person. He’s interested in big strange things, and I’m too. I suppose everyone who has time for it is. But this image (you like movies) illustrates how I felt and what I were reminded of when this overgrown leggy unicorn paid me some interest while I was just trying to enjoy my $5 popcorn box. The thing suddenly became alive for real, behind the eyes so to speak.
http://www.cinema.com.my/images/news/2017/7f_top10mostterrifying02.jpg
‘Fluff–
highly enjoy JB’s author-interviews. (He actually reads & understands, the books.)
Great Giraffe story, they are cool animals.
This (Giraffe-Cam) was very popular a few months ago.
April the Giraffe and her baby: Behind the scenes
https://youtu.be/oc0iOCaEem8
(1:34)
Excuse while I digress tangentially–
Giraffes are “Megafauna.” (not just regular old normal fauna, but megafauna!) Learned that from the giraffe-expert on JBS.
Delaying Senate Hearing’s…. bad.
Signals to me, the back-room dealing is escalating. Log-rolling, buy-in’s, and strange bedfellow’s.
LocalFluff,
Russian hacking, haha! Despite the disturbing implications that cracked me up.