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Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.

Socrates
(469 _B.C. - 399 _B.C.)
Classical Greek philosopher

“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.”

Dan Brown
( Jun 22, 1964 -        )
Author

In an era when the nation's collective imagination is no longer captured by space, real science sometimes has a smaller budget than science fiction.

Peter Kendall
(1953 -       )
Film art director and set decorator

“It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.”

Alan Shepard
(Nov 18, 1923 - Jul 21, 1998)
American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts

If we are to send people, it must be for a very good reason - and with a realistic understanding that almost certainly we will lose lives. Astronauts and Cosmonauts have always understood this. Nevertheless, there has been and will be no shortage of volunteers.

Carl Sagan
( Nov 09, 1934 - Dec 20, 1996)
American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, and author

Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.

Louis Pasteur
Dec 27, 1822 - Sep 28, 1895
French chemist and microbiologist

A good read...

http://www.space.com/33674-alien-megastructure-star-just-got-even-weirder.html

This week has turned into a monster week. The plans I had to get things accomplished have been delayed a little. On Monday, at my doctor's appointment, things went well. I have lost 6 pounds (roughly 2.72 Kg). I still have a ways to go (48 pounds or 21.77 Kg). Blood work was good for someone my age and with diabetes. At the optometrist, things didn't go so well...

Anyhow, I am behind on the things I had planned to get done. So here's my new production schedule (if I owe you images, this is when they should be ready):

• Friday: Kerny Kerman's missions report...
• Sunday: SpaceY mission logo image.
• Monday: ZooNamedGames mission logo image.
• Tuesday: Flag Pack (as a mod). There are about 40 flags I owe y'all, and this is about the best way I know to offer them. Not sure if it will be CKAN-able. Once it is completed, you will be able to get it from GITHUB.
• Wednesday: ZooNamedGames: Saturn Shuttle Program mission logos (10 of them)

As I said, it has been a monster week between the required conferences for work, for doctor's appointments, and family obligations. I am hoping that after Saturday things will begin to return to normal.

Earlier today, I realized that it has been four months since my last violation of Forum rule 2.2 - the forbidden content rule. Now before any of you jump up and wonder, I will tell you that I love the art of political discourse. I also have a tendency to jump into a politically baited thread with both feet... which is clearly a violation of Forum Rule 2.2 (and this is why I have received four warnings from various moderators about such comments).

Well, today I was able to NOT take a swing at a low-hanging pitch begging for political commentary... and in celebration of that accomplishment, I present you the newest element of my signature:

20210125: During a signature update, I decided to share with those interested the exact forum rule that gave me the most headaches. I redid the image:

This just popped up on my YouTube video recommended feed. Wow, I remember watching this in real time. If you've never seen this video, enjoy!

As a reminder, this launch took place om April 12, 1981 and was the first mission of the STS Columbia.

During my office hours, I go through my "recommended YouTube" video feed. Every once in a while, I actually come across a great video that I cannot but help to watch at least two or three times. This video is one of them...

I would have loved to see this in person - from INSIDE the cockpit. Wow, what a beautiful craft!

Taking the "plunge" starting later on this evening. I am going to begin working on my first mod...

Just added the third installment to my revamp of my mission reports - It's now called, "Kerny Kerman's Journal (Mission Reports from a Kerbal's point of view)". It's actually kind of fun to write from this perspective. I just hope others enjoy it as much as I'm enjoying putting it together...

Just thoguht I would share this. Sad to see that KSP is not in this video.

I found this video in my recommended feeds on YouTube. For years, I believed, as many did, that the brave seven astronauts aboard Challenger probably died during the explosion and break-up of the shuttle. Now, after seeing this video, I am questioning that line of thinking...

Forgive me if many of you already knew this; I was 14 years old and living in Hanau, Germany at the time of this disaster...

Just found a really great video of the Apollo 11 launch. What do you think?

Yeah, that moment when you realized the reason that the RCS thrusters aren't working on your satellite is because in your haste, you forgot to put on mono-propellant tanks... 

I will be catching up on graphics requests over the next two weeks. For those of you that I am doing artwork for, just be patient and I will get to yours soon...

Nice to see your old avatar back...

Back to my old avatar from the forum before this one. 

Woo hoo! An accomplishment tonight - I made my first animated GIF!

Going to launch a new thread sometime this week - it will be the *official* repository for images I've created for various projects, by request...

Yes, it will also include the flags I have created for specific requests on the two Facebook pages dedicated to KSP as well. I am actually thinking about putting the flags in a CLAN-friendly download, if anyone wants to help me with the basics of putting that together...

I do wish there were a preview feature when trying to get the header image for the profile page.  It would save me a lot of effort...

After using the same avatar since I began using the KSP Forum for nearly two years, I was disgusted at how the new forum stretched it out. So, instead of complaining about it, I simply revised my avatar... whatcha think?