Welcome to Mars!

Staying up late to watch the Mars landing.... It helps that I took the day off tomorrow :)

Here's the link if you're interested: NASA Live TV

1:49 a.m. Update: WOW! Was that awesome! What an amazing country we are that we can accomplish things like this. If you couldn't watch this live tonight, try to catch the replay on YouTube or on the NASA.gov site. To watch those first two pictures from the surface of Mars come in just minutes after Curiosity touched down was just amazing.

Back to the Future

Brilliant testimony from a truly brilliant man that I think everyone should take 8:38 minutes to watch. (I have to admit, the final seconds actually brought tears to my eyes.)

I have always believed this simple concept: that our country, in fact, humanity, needs to keep dreaming about the possibilities of tomorrow. It fuels not only science, but economic growth.

It's funny, the only single idea spewed from all those Republican debates that I actually agreed with was one——and I can't believe I'm writing this——by Newt Gingrich. We should establish a colony on the moon. And, of course, that's the one that received the most ridicule. If you want to know why I agree with Newt, please watch the video below: