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Space Technology

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Space out at Yuri's Night at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

    Star Trek and Star Wars and all that descended from them inured us to the real hardships of space travel by making it look so easy. But what was it really like for Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever leave Earth's atmosphere and orbit the planet? The Soviet cosmonaut took off in his Vostok craft on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Reader: Telluride Mountainfilm program looks out of this world

    Telluride just announced the focus of its 34th annual Mountainfilm festival program over Memorial Day weekend -- and it's the population explosion. One reader is ready to make some space here on Earth:

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    60 Minutes in Space: Museum of Nature and Science has an out-of-this-world new series

    What do you get when you combine a super-massive black hole, an eight-year-old Mars Rover, uncharted planets...and a couple of geniuses? 60 Minutes in Space, which debuts at 7 p.m. tonight in the Gates Planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    We talk with DMNS Curator of Space Science Dr. Ka Chun Yu about Moon

    ​The Sci-Fi Film Series is getting down to its final two weeks, and this Wednesday, they'll be showing one of our favorites, Moon, at 7 p.m. at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. The purpose of the series is pretty simple: show off some great science fiction movies and provide an intellectual intro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Time travel, sexy video games and more new release picks for the this week, July 26, 2011

    ​It's a bit of a slow week again, but the media coming out today is so top-notch that it's hard to complain. Provided you're interested in things like playing god, a relationship puzzle game about love or watching a movie that's sort of about time travel, you'll have a lot to take in this wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    When NASA's space shuttle program dies tomorrow, a little of the American dream dies with it

    Take one last look.​It was former President George W. Bush who enacted the end of NASA's space shuttle program, set for this year, but he did so in order to make way for a new program, which he promised would usher in new technology, bring humans to Mars and give new breath to the dying space ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Woody Paige repeats denial that he plagiarized Dan Le Batard, rejects claim by Norm Clarke

    Woody Paige.​Update below: Last week, Denver Post columnist Woody Paige admitted using quotes without attribution from a piece by SportsBusiness Journal's John Ourand. In the same item, he also denied an old claim by sportswriter Dan Le Batard that he'd plagiarized him back in the '90s. Now, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Astronaut Bruce McCandless II touches down at Space Day tomorrow at the DMNS

    ​When it comes to Astronauts, Bruce McCandless II is a straight O.G. Selected by NASA in 1966, a mere eight years after the agency was founded, he got right down to business as the CAPCOM -- the astronaut NASA designates as a mission-control liaison to the astronauts in space -- of Apollo 11, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Big Head Todd & the Monsters serenade astronauts aboard Shuttle Discovery

    ​This morning, while most of us in the working world were sound asleep, the dudes from Big Head Todd and the Monsters were at Mission Control in Houston serenading the astronauts aboard the Shuttle Discovery on their last day in space with Big Head's song "Blue Sky."

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Lust-Cats of the Gutters submit "Moon Milk" for NASA's wake up contest

    Sarah Cass​Apparently, for the last forty years or so, NASA has chosen Top-40 songs that the astronauts wake up to every morning on their missions. This year, prior to the April 1 launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, NASA, uh, launched the "Space Rock" song contest, which inspired The Lust-C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Carmelo Anthony & other CO celebs who should be shot into space: Kenny Be's Fotoshop Friday

    Full space flight crews shown below.​Boeing announced on Monday that it would be entering into a partnership with space tourism company Space Adventures to offer tourists rides on its CST-100 spacecraft. The rides will begin in 2015 and Boeing estimates that a passenger ticket on the spacecraf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    New Ancient Astronauts invoke the ancient days of our youth in this week's flier

    ​There's a lot to like about this week's flier. First off, who doesn't love LEGO? And can we get a "hell, yeah" for the way the New Ancient Astronauts have cleverly incorporated the LEGO Space Authority's orbiting rocket symbol into the Colorado state flag? Even the eye-bleed-inducing color sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Top Chef, D.C., round twelve: Out of this world!

    Tiffany got jettisoned.​Tiffany got sent home from Top Chef this week. I was a little distressed when Arnold was told to pack his knives a few episodes back, because his problems were the fault of mean-spirited Lynne, and also I expected him to come up with some interestingly piquant dishes ov ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    Earth Works

    Tiffany got jettisoned.​Tiffany got sent home from Top Chef this week. I was a little distressed when Arnold was told to pack his knives a few episodes back, because his problems were the fault of mean-spirited Lynne, and also I expected him to come up with some interestingly piquant dishes ov ... More >>

  • Music

    July 15, 2010

    The tranquil beauty of Roger, Roll's ambient pop is as soothing as it arresting

    Tiffany got jettisoned.​Tiffany got sent home from Top Chef this week. I was a little distressed when Arnold was told to pack his knives a few episodes back, because his problems were the fault of mean-spirited Lynne, and also I expected him to come up with some interestingly piquant dishes ov ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2010

    Spaced Out

    Tiffany got jettisoned.​Tiffany got sent home from Top Chef this week. I was a little distressed when Arnold was told to pack his knives a few episodes back, because his problems were the fault of mean-spirited Lynne, and also I expected him to come up with some interestingly piquant dishes ov ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Space Is the Place

    Tiffany got jettisoned.​Tiffany got sent home from Top Chef this week. I was a little distressed when Arnold was told to pack his knives a few episodes back, because his problems were the fault of mean-spirited Lynne, and also I expected him to come up with some interestingly piquant dishes ov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Twitter Tuesday: Space station, sex advice, slanket

    ​Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @satsight: Growing up obsessed with space travel led directly to my current fascination with the ongoing march of technology. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    George H.W. Bush's speech to schoolchildren: There's no room for drugs in space

    George H.W. Bush.​As noted in our blog about a Douglas County school allowing parents to opt out of letting their kids watch President Barack Obama's speech to children on Tuesday, we pointed out that other Commanders-in-Chief have directly addressed younglings -- among them President George W ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2009

    Back to the Future

    Remembering Apollo 11 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Get your fake moon rocks here

    An image from the Zybek website. Been looking everywhere for realistic representations of the lunar surface? Look no more. Zybek Advanced Products, a Boulder-based firm just chosen for assistance by a University of Colorado-affiliated nonprofit dedicated to promoting space-industry entrepreneurship ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Denver-based DigitalGlobe can see your house -- and it's making a mint doing it

    DigitalGlobe When you want to stalk someone but Facebook and parking outside their house for hours with binoculars just aren't doing it for you, how about buying high-resolution images of their neighborhood as taken by satellites? Sure, you could just get an image off of Google Maps, but if you wan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    CU scientists identify Mars fishin' hole

    Image by Gaetano Di Achille/University of ColoradoWhat Mars' Shalbatana lake might have looked like 3.4 billion years ago. Even as an Atlas V rocket built by Centennial's United Launch Alliance blasted off yesterday on a mission that may lead to man's return to the moon, University of Colorado at B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Centennial's United Launch Alliance taking off with smaller crew

    Photo by Pat Corkery, United Launch AllianceA United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket set to launch in Florida this afternoon. United Launch Alliance, based in Centennial, is earning some nice ink today in relation to its Atlas V rocket, which is scheduled to boost the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Urbavore's Dilemma: Growing weird with Russ Dale's mystic space garden

    Joel WarnerThe Great Experimenters (from left): James Quirk, Barnabas Von Scarecrow, Russ Dale and Matt Twardy Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    A bad night in Boulder at Tahona

    Joel WarnerThe Great Experimenters (from left): James Quirk, Barnabas Von Scarecrow, Russ Dale and Matt Twardy Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, co ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Space Case

    Celebrate Yuri Gagarin's space milestone.

  • News

    December 13, 2007

    Big Deal for Big Head Todd

    The Hillary’s suddenly alive with the sound of good music.

  • Music

    September 13, 2007

    New Ancient Astronauts

    Astronautilus
    Self-released

  • Dining

    September 6, 2007

    WaterCourse Foods

    What’s breakfast without some bacon? No reason to rise and shine.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Last Night: New Ancient Astronauts, The Inactivists, Little Fyodor and Babushka, Amphibious Jones @ Larimier Lounge

    What’s breakfast without some bacon? No reason to rise and shine.

  • Music

    April 26, 2007

    DIY Guy

    Joseph Arthur wants to write his own legend.

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    Thank God for Astronauts

    Bring Us Meat
    Needlepoint Records

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Joseph Arthur & the Lonely Astronauts

    Sound Bites

  • News

    February 2, 2006

    Caught Mapping

    How MapQuest helps the lost generation find itself.

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    How MapQuest helps the lost generation find itself.

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2005

    Space Case

    How MapQuest helps the lost generation find itself.

  • Music

    November 18, 2004

    New Ancient Astronauts

    Children of the Vortex (Self-released)

  • Dining

    April 22, 2004

    Drink of the Week

    Lenin Martini

  • Film

    February 5, 2004

    Flick Pick

    The American Astronaut

  • Music

    December 11, 2003

    Spaced Out

    Combining everything from hardcore to free jazz, New Ancient Astronauts have all the right stuff.

  • Music

    October 23, 2003

    Hit Pick

    New Ancient Astronauts

  • Music

    April 10, 2003

    Space Is the Place

    Thank God for Astronauts launches some heavenly pop.

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    A Dam in the Stream

    If Clear Channel can't afford Internet radio, who can?

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    A Spaced Odyssey

    As the Denver Museum of Nature & Science looks to the future, employees worry that its original mission has been lost.

  • Dining

    January 31, 2002

    Consumed

    What Are You Smoking?

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    The Truth Is Almost Out Here

    A UFO museum may blast off in Denver.

  • Film

    March 9, 2000

    Star Dreck

    Mission to Mars becomes a long, strange trip.

  • News

    September 18, 1997

    Mars or Bust

    The sky's no limit for these Colorado scientists. They're heading straight for the Red Planet.

  • News

    October 4, 1995

    SHADOW OF A DOUBT

    THE DEFECTION OF PHILIP ANSCHUTZ IS JUST THE LATEST RED FLAG IN THE PEPSI CENTER DEAL.

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