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Polaris Station – Novelette Part 6 with Illustration

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

(Continued from Part 5) (Figure – This is a collage of several vantage points in the story. In the background is the Earth at night with lights of North America showing. In the lower right is the Earth with two … Continue reading →

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Polaris Station – Novelette Part 5

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

(Continued from Part 4) Kendall finished his breakfast in the control room while checking status monitors for the 4.3 meter Hubble-7 telescope as well as the primary solar and the Arctic earth scanners. All nominal and ready for Earth and … Continue reading →

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A Continuous Ring of 175,955 Satellites

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Just after sunset, Kendall and Katya took a walk up their favorite canyon, their last opportunity for two years. “Can you believe we’ve come this far,” Kendall thought back to their graduate days. “To think that the research of two … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Beauty of Earth from Space

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

What would it be like to be an astronaut AND a professional photographer? Travel at 14,000 miles per hour with Don Pettit as he helps us discover the beauties of Earth from Space. http://youtu.be/rwt3kMivZk4

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Why do Galaxies glow in the center, except for the Milky Way

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Why do galaxies glow in the center, except for the Milky Way, our galaxy? With a quick internet search, my curiosity was satisfied. Dust! Dust in our own galaxy blocks our view of the dense collection of stars near it’s … Continue reading →

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Meet a Mechanical Engineer and see what he does

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

View this excellent short video and feel the enthusiasm this engineer has for his work at JPL. Hear his responses to the questions you probably have about engineering. http://www.virtualjobshadow.com/CareerProfileDemo/?cguid={87F41A60-DE5A-4C24-B102-15AF1660FC86}

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Solve a Billion Dollar Problem

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Engineering Stories are intended to help you learn more about the activities of engineers. After each story, there is a mentoring section where I ask questions and provide insights. I’d like to know how you would solve the problem if … Continue reading →

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