Archive for July, 2007

July 20th, 1969

On this date, 38 years ago, man first set foot upon the moon.

ARMSTRONG:
I’m at the foot of the ladder. The LM footpads are only depressed in the surface about 1 or 2 inches, although the surface appears to be very, very fine grained, as you get close to it. It’s almost like a powder. Down there, it’s very fine.

ARMSTRONG:
I’m going to step off the LM now.

ARMSTRONG:
That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.

(Transcript blurb courtesy of NASA.)

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Happy 7-8-7 Day!

Today, 07/08/07, brings forth the long-awaited unveiling of the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing will reveal aircraft #001 off the line in a ceremony starting at 3:30pm Pacific / 5:30pm Central time. If you aren’t fortunate enough to have access to one of the satellite channels they will be broadcasting on, you can catch the live webcast here. I can’t wait!

Also, be sure to catch the “7-Series” videos accessible from the webcast link. They’re a bit short, but a nice tribute to each of the members of the 700 line.

Update:


Here she is! A beautiful and sleek aircraft!

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

  • Sideblog

    • 04-07-2008

      KU wins their 3rd NCAA (and 5th overall) National Championship! Congrats to all the players and Coach Self on a magnificent season. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

    • 03-30-2008

      KU wins their 13th regional championship and a ticket to the Final Four in San Antonio! Go Hawks!

    • 03-16-2008

      KU wins their third consecutive Big 12 tournament championship. Congrats Hawks!

    • 03-09-2008

      KU wins fourth consecutive regular season championship. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

    • 11-28-2007

      Mark Mangino named Big 12 Coach of the Year. Congrats Coach!

    • 11-24-2007

      Ghost Hunters' Grant Wilson writes and performs wonderful piano music.