September 2009
THIS USED TO BE THE FUTURE: The Spiral 50/50
Submitted by Republibot 3.0 on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 19:00Yesterday we talked about the USAF's abandoned space plane, the X-20 DynaSoar. Not to be outdone, the USSR wanted a one-man fightery space plane thingie, too. Their entry is below the jump. The CGI footage at the beginning comes from the old Dan Roam website, "Deep Cold." the rest is mostly archival Soviet footage of Spiral drop testing.
Read more!SONG OF THE DAY: "Next Year" by the Foo Fighters (2000)
Submitted by Republibot 3.0 on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 14:00Freakin' great video, freakin' great song. Click through to watch it. you know you want to.
Read more!AWAY GAME: What the Hell is Jinx?
Submitted by Republibot 3.0 on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 00:00As you may or may not know, I've got kind of a thing about non-standard planets. Most of the ones we see are deadly dull (like earth), or have a monolithic environment (Ice planet, desert planet, jungle planet) Yawn. I discussed how this lack of imagination bugs me here http://www.republibot.com/content/why-aren%E2%80%99t-there-more-interest... which led indirectly to a conversation about that subject with Lensman, the guy who runs the Incompleat Known Space Concordance over at http://www.freewebs.com/knownspace/
Read more!THIS USED TO BE THE FUTURE: Proto-space shuttles
Submitted by Republibot 3.0 on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 20:00Yesterday we talked about the abandoned Soviet lunar program. Today we'll talk about a needlessly-abandoned American space project. There's tons more interesting info under the jump, so stick with me. Now, contrary to popular belief, the Space Shutte is *not* the first reusable space craft. That honor and distinction go to the X-15, but you need to click through the jump to find out more.
Read more!SONG OF THE DAY: "Saturn 5" by the Inspiral Carpets (1994)
Submitted by Republibot 3.0 on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 15:00More of a nostalgia song than an SF song, but it's got big rockets in it, and that's all that really matters, right? Well, maybe not, but you'll have to click through and watch it just to make sure.
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SCIENCE FICTION UNIVERSITY:Imaginative Transformation in C. S. Lewis's "Out of the Silent Planet"
Submitted by Charlie W. Starr on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 04:46Today, we start a new feature here on Republibot that we are very proud of: Science Fiction University. For the first quarter (and maybe beyond), C.S. Lewis expert and all-around-pop-culture maven, Dr. Charlie Starr will be sharing scholarly, insightful and fun thoughts on such topics as LOST, King Kong and Battlestar Galactica. We get started with a three part series on C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. Without further ado, let's look at Out of the Silent Planet
Read more!SONG OF THE DAY: "Space Station no. 5" by Montrose (1974)
Submitted by Republibot 3.0 on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 15:00Stillers suggested this a while ago:
We ran the Iron Maiden cover a while back, but this is the original. Click through to hear it
"Stargate Universe" and "Dollhouse": Ah, bugger!
Submitted by Republibot 3.0 on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 12:54Ah, bugger!
I've just realized that Dollhouse (Fox, Friday, 9PM) and Stargate Universe (Syfy, Friday, 9PM) have something in common. In deference to Trekies who might be reading this, I'll simply say "They're both on at the same time." (Trekies are notoriously bad at math)
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BREAKING NEWS: More "Dr. Horrible" on the way, says Whedon
Submitted by Republibot 2.0 on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 10:30As reported in TVGuideMagazine.com, during a Dollhouse conference call, Whedon revealed that there are plans for a sequel; he's just debating on how to go about it-- stay with his original shoestring budget or go with a bigger budget production.
I just want him to release his numbers from the first go-round.
C'Mon Joss! We can't join the party without some info!
Thanks to user Melchidezek for the tip!!!!
THIS USED TO BE THE FUTURE: Ruskies on the Moon
Submitted by Republibot 3.0 on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 01:00Everyone remembers the space race, and everyone knows *we* won, but it's not really a race if there's only one side, right? So what were the soviets working on? There's a glance at their lunar lander, and there's tons more info after the jump:
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