Tag: Space
The Apollo Murders
With a title like The Apollo Murders I expected something a lot closer to a classic whodunnit. This wasn't that, and I'm glad it wasn't - it was better!
That's Home. That's us.
We have the first human photograph of Earth from space in 54 years, and I can't help but meditate on what it means to be human on a fragile planet in 2026.
THE MOON
Born on April 13th, 26 years after Apollo 13's failure, I explore my personal connection to the Moon as Artemis II astronauts journey toward Her. The Moon has scientific importance, cultural naming traditions, religious significance across civilizations, linguistic ties to lunacy and menstruation, and is the first poem. The Moon unites humanity across time and space as we return to Her once again.
Traverse
AI-planned Mars rover navigation. In December 2025, NASA's Perseverance drove 456 meters on routes planned entirely by Claude AI models — analyzing HiRISE orbital imagery to identify boulder fields and sand ripples, generating waypoints to navigate safely. The critical challenge: positional uncertainty grows with distance. By 655m, the rover could be 33m from where it thinks it is. Validated through 500,000 telemetry variables on JPL's digital twin before transmission to Mars.
space data centers: a rite of passage in tech
every few months someone proposes putting data centers in space. it sounds futuristic, the renderings look cool, and then you run the numbers. google just did it again with project suncatcher, so let's talk about why physics keeps winning.
Font size dimensions
Pixels or font size for dimensions, and when.
BIOMASS launches to measure forest carbon flux from space
ESA's BIOMASS satellite successfully launches, featuring first global P-band SAR instrument capable of penetrating forest canopy to measure tree health and carbon flux.
Aurora
Saw an aurora for the first time in real life. Still want to go up north to see it properly.
The Hottest Box
Considerations to take when making a layout component.
Button size styles
There are lots of ways to size a button, but is there a correct way?
Big four oh
Taking a moment to reflect and excited to launch the new site design.
Launch
Memories of me watching a launch, watching a launch from Titusville
Spacing solved
Shifting traditional approaches to something more semantic.
Flying Patents
How the unidentified flying object inspired a flurry of flying saucer patents globally—and how one guy invented his flying saucer years before anyone else.
Attend the launch of a rocket
I attended the launch of the Space Shuttle for STS-127 back in 2009.