Up and back ~ SpaceShipOne's successful spaceflight
They did it! Matt and I are now waiting to see if they parade SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded crewed space launch vehicle, in front of the crowds. We...
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10 minutes to go
The loud speaker said we're go for launch. We wait among thousands of people for the takeoff and launch of SpaceShipOne. Matt and I got nearly no sleep so...
Here we are ~ Waiting for SpaceShipOne
The wind is whipping, my eyes are sagging, but Matt and I made it to Mojave and we're parked at the airport among the first batch of cars here....
Screw Wasco
My ass is also a nice place to live....
From Firebaugh onward
I'm now navigator on the home stretch of our journey. From our changeover in Firebaugh Matt is now taking a sip from a green-flame painted can of energy drink....
Baboon Figs
In the valley, the baboons have an acute tendency to throw the hardest of figs. This, or so the story goes according to Mr. Turner, is how the crack...
California boys
We're in California! Yes, the sight of Mt. Shasta in the distance harks back to a time when, during family trips, the are-we-there-yets began. Our poor parents probably spent...
Geology for sale
A report on NPR today mentioned an earthquake that rumbled from about 50 miles off the shore near San Diego, CA. They also mentioned that the USGS first pegged...
On the road again
KevinFreitas.net is going on the road this week and I'll be making stops in Vancouver, B.C. to the north and Mojave, CA to the south. It's a west coast...
Going for a ride
After some wrangling and angling Matt and I will be heading out on June 20th to Mojave, CA to spectate at the first private crewed space launch....