On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the historic first moon landing, NASA is seeking ideas from the public, academia, and industry about how to analyze and catalog notes from spaceflight pioneer Wernher von Braun into an electronic, searchable database or other system.
Von Braun was the first director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and a key figure in the development of the Saturn V rocket and NASA’s Apollo program. NASA has a full collection of “Weekly Notes” von Braun wrote during the 1960s and 1970s. These notes were used to track programmatic and institutional issues at Marshall, and are considered by many historians to be a valuable source of data.
NASA has issued a request for information and is looking for concepts that will provide an innovative resource for agency engineers and scientists, as well as researchers in academia and industry.
For additional information and to view the request for information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/home
For more a complete biography of von Braun, visit: http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/bio.html
NASA is planning several activities and events for the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20. The events will celebrate the Apollo Program, its accomplishments, and the benefits to our lives today.
For more information about NASA’s Apollo 40th Anniversary activities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/apollo40th
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Variations are random, natural selection is not. Werner von Braun was not in any position to speak about biology. It's analogous to Gould critiquing liquid fueled, multistage rockets.
There´s more technology on my Apple iPad than was available to Nasa during the first moon landing!
the V2 rocket from the wwII has been improved by Wernher von Braun to the saturn rocket which was sent to the moon (Apollo project). The “Haunebu”-project seems not be be very serious…
The "fine-tuning" of the universe and the "anthropic principle" definitely have to be described as chance. These are things Dr. Werner Von Braun knew about (being a rocket physicist and astronautics engineer who worked with NASA and the National Space Institute). You ought to watch the movie: The Privileged Planet.
Biological evolution, on the other hand, is described as chance and necessity (random mutations and natural selection). The quesiton is, can it account for everything we see in the biological world? You ought to watch the movie: Unlocking The Mystery Of Life.
To answer your question, theists ought to be more accurate and say "chance and necessity" instead of chance alone (when it comes to neo-Darwinian evolution).
When looking at stellar (or cosmic) evolution, chemical evolution (abiogenesis), and biological evolution all together as a whole, I have to agree with Dr. Werner Von Braun (as he said in his letter to the California State Board of Education): “One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all.â€
Variations are random, natural selection is not. Werner von Braun was not in any position to speak about biology. It's analogous to Gould critiquing liquid fueled, multistage rockets.
Hi! I stumbled upon your blog via my Google alerts to mentions of NASA. I'm a science writer and like to stay informed of all NASA “stuff” in news and blogs. I live in Huntsville and work at Marshall Space Flight Center. I started reading your blog at your Space Center visit entry. Then I looked at some of your past entries. Wow! You are on quite an adventure! Wish my husband and I could do that! Thanks for sharing your experiences in such a well-written, informative blog. Love the pictures too! (see science.nasa.gov for my articles and articles by a couple of other science writers, if you're interested in some engaging science stories) Thanks for your blog!
The "fine-tuning" of the universe and the "anthropic principle" definitely have to be described as chance. These are things Dr. Werner Von Braun knew about (being a rocket physicist and astronautics engineer who worked with NASA and the National Space Institute). You ought to watch the movie: The Privileged Planet.
Biological evolution, on the other hand, is described as chance and necessity (random mutations and natural selection). The quesiton is, can it account for everything we see in the biological world? You ought to watch the movie: Unlocking The Mystery Of Life.
To answer your question, theists ought to be more accurate and say "chance and necessity" instead of chance alone (when it comes to neo-Darwinian evolution).
When looking at stellar (or cosmic) evolution, chemical evolution (abiogenesis), and biological evolution all together as a whole, I have to agree with Dr. Werner Von Braun (as he said in his letter to the California State Board of Education): “One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all.â€