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On Beginning the Second Decade
Dec 31st
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Roger (Kent) Beatty is a blogger, writer, adventurer, traveler, father, war vet, retired Air Force Officer, sometime photographer and student of life who seeks to see the big picture and keep a large radar scope. He is fascinated with twitter and social media. He also blogs at TweetValley and tweets as KentBeatty, L5, KBonTECH, and GRAINtech. Email him at kentbeatty @ gmail.com.
This is day #365 in 2009 and the last day of the aughts.
Tomorrow begins the second decade of More >
Sully Lands Flight 1549 in Hudson – Convincing Animation
Mar 11th
2 Minutes from Bird Strike to Splashdown
via: Erick Schonfeld at techcrunch
The computer animation in this video recreates the flight path and Hudson river landing of US Airways Flight 1549. Although the details of the story are by now familiar to nearly everyone—the plane hit a flock of geese, which took out the engines, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing on the Hudson, saving the lives of everyone on board—the animation captures the sequence of events in an extremely precise way. The animation is timed to the audio track from the traffic control towers,which really shows how little time there More >
From Car to Plane in 15 Seconds – Terrafugia Transition
Jan 8th
Terrafugia Transition – the roadable light sport aircraft
The two-place Transition® will be a certified Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) expected to have its first customer delivery in 2010.
Terrafugia Flying Car Update, AirVenture Oskhosh 2008
Terrafugia is a private company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. This company is developing the Terrafugia Transition roadable aircraft AKA personal air vehicle. The Transition has powered 20 ft. folding wings and will fit into a standard garage. It will carry two people plus luggage, fly at about 100 mph and have a range of 400 miles with the 20 gal gas tank. The expected purchase price is around $194,000.00 More >
Endeavour – Undocked
Nov 28th
On November 28, 2008, Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-126) undocked from the International Space Station after spending 11 days, 16 hours and 46 minutes of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and space station. This photo was taken by an Expedition 18 crewmember aboard the ISS after Endeavour undocked at 08:47 (CST.)
via: Space and Astronautics News – Endeavour Undocked
Tweet received via Twitter from STS_126
7:30 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas
STS-126 Mission Control Center Status Report #28
It’s undocking day. The space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-astronaut crew are scheduled to leave the International Space Station at 8:47 a.m. CST.
Endeavour crew members, More >
The Joy of Flight – Airborne Elevator Ride
Oct 11th
"Life is not measured by the breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away." – Unknown
OK Thrill Seekers – got 20 seconds?
Take a ride with the Navy’s Blue Angels – Feel the Rush!
Domo Arigato, Ani – Animoto!
Aug 2nd
Create videos from your photos quickly, easily and for free at Animoto.com
Amimoto is GREAT! Just upload or point to some photos, choose or upload some music, and then Animoto does it’s magic, mixing your photos and music to create a unique, one of a kind video – every time! You can make unlimited short vids, 30 seconds and nmt 15 photos, OR longer videos for $3.00 each or only $30.00 per year! A great Web 2.0 tool for quick, easy and flashy presentations. To learn about Animoto, take a look at the company’s 60-second video introduction. What the press is saying about More >
