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A Different View – Tell the Truth NASA

Robert Brand — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:49:51 +0000

Video. Recently I responded to comments from a SpaceAmerica story titled: Opinion: What Should NASA Do? They wrote: Admit the truth about the moon, admit there’s more planets out there than they say there is [sic], and certainly admit that previous astronauts have seen other worldly beings.. plus reveal the true pictures of the moon and mars.. This is opinion is certainly the other side of the coin to what I know so I took on the challenge of responding. It is not likely to be believed, but none the less, it deserved a rational response: "I'm not sure if you are being serious, but let me offer the following for those that think it is a conspiracy: [...]

What is Beyond the Edge of Our Universe?

Robert Brand — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:21:38 +0000

The Edge of our Universe. Today on Facebook, I was asked in a comment on a story about what is outside the edge of our universe. The comment was such a great comment that I needed to publish it here. It is something that I also struggled with for many years when I started to try and understand the nature of the universe some years back - too many to actually state! Here is the comment: "Of course space is infinite. If it stopped somewhere, there would have to be something beyond that, wouldn't there?" So what is the story here? It is impossible to prove. We can only speculate, but there is some good reason to imagine... [...]

Stark warning emerges from science summit.

Robert Brand — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:30:34 +0000

Stark warning emerges from science summit. VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) Tuesday, 21 February 2012. A stark theme emerged from an annual scientific get-together in Vancouver: the world must be helped to believe in science again or it could be too late to save our planet. Science is "under siege," top academics and educators were warned repeatedly at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting as they were urged to better communicate their work to the public. [...]

2012 – A great Year Ahead

Robert Brand — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:55:41 +0000

Today I will post a letter from a Facebook Friend named Jim. Jim has an open mind, but that openness is an easy target for the dark side of the Internet. If we can't educate our kids about science, we at least need to educate them to identify the good and the bad on the Internet. Now Jim is no spring chicken, so the Internet just arrived and bit him for all it was worth. I expect Jim spends time researching everything he can. He came to me with a real question about Niribu - the fabled planet supposedly destined to slam into earth next year. Jim is a smart inquisitive man (Jim or course is not his real name) and he has done the next best thing - he has asked someone that may help him with facts [...]

Linkedin Debate – Visionary and Space Champion

Robert Brand — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:00:38 +0000

Who Is our Visionary and Space Champion? About a year ago I asked some people from the Linkedin NASA group to take part in a discussion about the subject above, specifically: "Who Is Or Has Been The Smartest, High Visibility, Hollywood, SyFy Channel etc. Visionary and Space Champion?" (like a Carl Sagan, etc., someone with credibility - N D'Tyson, M. Kaku, etc... Nye? Who?) [...]

Linkedin Debate – Space Master Plan

Robert Brand — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:04:01 +0000

About a year ago I asked some people to take part in a discussion about the subject above, specifically: "Who In NASA, The White House, Congress, Or Elsewhere Has Developed The Best And Most Effective Master Plan for U.S. Space Exploration?" [...]

Apollo 18 SciFi Movie

Robert Brand — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:31 +0000

Apollo 18 SciFi Movie True or False? Straight away I personally would have to say FALSE - Let me say that again - FALSE, FALSE, FALSE. Already I am tired of answering questions about this movie. It is SciFi and little else. So why do I believe this?.... [...]

Buran – The Storm that Never Came

Robert Brand — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:24:33 +0000

An article in Time Magazine about the NASA space shuttle program mentions the Buran, which up until a few days ago I didn't know existed. It had a much shorter life and a sad ending but that doesn't change the fact, that the Russians had a space shuttle. Not only that, but arguably it was better than the NASA one. The resemblance between the American and Soviet space shuttles is undeniable and either validates the design or may hint on espionage. [...]

Echoes of Apollo Update

Robert Brand — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:14:51 +0000

Well we don't stand still for long at EOA. Who are we. Echoes of Apollo (EOA) is a 2 person operation. Pat Barthelow and myself, Robert Brand got together just 2 years ago to celebrate the 40th anniversaries of the Apollo missions and to stimulate space outreach and education. Both of us are amateur radio operators and so it seemed obvious. World Moon Bounce Day (WMBD) was formed - well it's more like a weekend. We have had distinguished guests and even had the participation of Arecibo as we spoke to people all over the world by bouncing radio signals off the moon like a mirror. [...]

Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference

Robert Brand — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:25:55 +0000

Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference – The Vehicles Amnon I. Govrin writes about the Next Generation of spacecraft. His website can be found at: http://www.spacepirations.com The First NSRC ended a few days ago after two and a half days packed with presentations, ranging from vehicles to researchers, from small companies to NASA. I learned a lot [...]

Visiting Mars – on Earth

Robert Brand — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:01:14 +0000

A Short Visit to (Analog) Mars

This story comes from contributor Amnon Govrin of Superior, CO, USA. He recently visited the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) and meet its 89th crew – Brian, Carla, Darrel, Kiri, Luis and Mike. You can visit this story on his blog by clicking here. Here is his [...]

Discussion Point: Space Reality TV Show Pt2?

Robert Brand — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:40:10 +0000

What Type of Space TV Show Would You Like to See?

Discussion Point: We discussed a reality TV show recently where the winners were sent into space. What other reality style TV shows would you like to see focusing on space flight? I remember one British show that tricked people into thinking they [...]

Discussion Point – Reality Space TV

Robert Brand — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:50:41 +0000

Would People Watch a Reality Astronaut TV Show?

Discussion Point: If an astronaut reality show makes it to TV in your country, will people in your country watch it? It would be a show that launches its winners into space as the ultimate prize. Robert Brand is the moderator for the session.

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Discussion Point: If you were Pres. Obama…

Robert Brand — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:36:17 +0000

Tell us about Your Space Program. If you were President Obama with fiscal problems, what would you do with the US space program? Our readers comment: Robert Brand

I would have done a similar job – delay the moon / mars, etc and invest in heavy lift. I am not sure I would have dumped [...]

Discussion Point: Space or Science?

Robert Brand — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:32:09 +0000

What interests You Most? Space or Science (in Space)?

Is it the space in the science or the science in space that has you hooked or is it something else? Raluca Yumisashi says “no matter how much I try, Space comes first ” Kristina Lovrek says “To me it’s science first… mainly because [...]

TV Interview to Save Moon Dish

Robert Brand — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:44:55 +0000

Moon Dish Rescue – TV Story

Here is a TV story started by Echoes of Apollo talking about the closure of the NASA dish that brought the world the images of Neil Armstrong first steps walking on the moon. We are trying to get NASA to pause their actions that will see the [...]

Readers Discuss This Week’s News

Robert Brand — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:53:35 +0000

This Week’s Stories Discussed

The following stories are discussed by our readers on Facebook. These are posted as anonymous names. Robert Brand of Echoes of Apollo is our resident space science expert. If you have questions, please ask him.

A Chinese space odyssey

China’s ambitions to conquer space will take a [...]

Teleportation – a Discussion

Robert Brand — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:10:59 +0000

The Ethics of Teleportation

Today, we thought that Echoes of Apollo would do something a little different. Here is a transcript of a recent discussion on “teleportation”. It is an interesting ethical problem whether you are religious of not. We believe that it is worthy of inclusion on our pages as ethics is [...]

Planet X and 2012

Robert Brand — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:52:17 +0000

Can we Collide with Planet X in 2012?

Our Facebook pages have been pretty active lately with a few comments from people about the possibility of a collision with another large body in space such as the legendary Planet X – a wayward planet that swings in occasionally from the outer reaches of [...]

The Wilds of Carnarvon, Western Australia in the Early Days

Robert Brand — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:18:41 +0000

Mrs Lillian O Donahue - Postmistress of Hamelin Pool

Mrs O’Donahue at Hamelin Pool saves the day

Here is a story of the the way things were in the remote Western Australian town of Carnarvon where NASA built a station that was used for the Apollo missions. When the going got tough [...]