Chris

Wow, that is a very cool flight route of Artemis. Just like the cleff marks the beginning of a piece of music, the Artemis marks the beginning and return of NASA’s space exploration. Hopefully great things will lay ahead.

Tim

This is one of my favourite songs from the 70s too. It is very uplifting with a psychedelic out of body kind of feel to it, I don’t mean drugs, but kind of spriritual and out in the universe feel.

Tim

I know what you mean. It is the individual human behind the machine, however great the machine is, that gives it meaning. We all seem to live in a big machine, but must no forget, its the human spirit that give anything meaning. It reminds me of the theme around MLT’s Orange, and the inspiration from Clock Work Orange, where orange is…

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Great song Howard. It is disturbing that in the control of a few people, there are a chain of events with nuclear power that can wipe out humanity, if not by accident at a nuclear power plant, or mis-calculation between super powers flexing their muscle.

Carl Sagan puts things in perspective for us, the lonely dust we call home that is so small, and yet so precious. The only place in the vast universe that we know of that supports life and all the beauty, awe, and wonder. It is quite humbling to see. We should all be kinder to one another.

https://youtu.be/tgQ1PtkZvGU?si=StLQD78a-Y8b2eQw

Hi Chris

Unlike the arms race and other competition between the superpowers, the space race feels like a healthy competition that ultimately benefits everyone on the planet. In a healthy competition it motivates everyone to strive to excellence. Will have to see how the new space race plays out hope its not just who can lay claim to areas of…

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Hi Bud

Thanks, I’m glad you liked the video. I thought it was really well arranged and captured a wonderful feel.

I found this:

Hi Bud

That is very interesting NASA video, and really glad to hear they are back in the saddle with Artemis project. A permanent habitation moon base, with nuclear power etc. sounds amazing. It doesn’t mention it in this video, but ultimately an Artemis manned Mars mission is on the roadmap too. The competition into space from China and…

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Here is one of a very few songs ever recorded in space, by astronaut Chris Hadfield. I love he took music and his guitar into space.

https://youtu.be/pDyl6I6ESSw?si=nby6nA4dsz-ldzev

By the way, Chris Hadfield made a very nice social media post complimenting Mona and Lisa’s Vincent cover. Chris certainly has great taste in music.

Howard

That’s a very nice song from Dan, really soothing and relaxing. We are indeed on this one little rock on a fragile axis. From Artemis in deep space, seeing earth, a lonely planet in the vast expanse, feeling its the only home we have, it must resonate great appreciation and a sense we must protect this fragile, precious rock we call home.

Hi Jurgen

That is quite fascinating how the Artemis, as I read it explained can slingshot around the moon using the acceleration of the moons gravity to fling it back to earth. Given there is effectively no friction or drag in space, the kinetic energy of its motion will keep it moving along to earth, using its rocket thrusters only to steer it…

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Thanks Tim for doing this. I’m not very fluent with names in song titles, but I thought about them as the different alphabets came up. I got a few.

Hi Bud

No worries, thanks for posting all these, they look interesting, I will check them out. I’ve been challenged keeping up with things lately.🙂

David

After achieving the furthest travel into space ever for humans, they are on their way back. I am just as fascinated by the math that must have been involved to map the trajectory of the journey to exactly coordinate with the moons and earth trajectory. I imagine NASA engineers now invoke the aid of AI, making it easier.

I like how they…

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Howard

Thank you, those roadtrips together were timeless, moments forever baked into my heart. That Mustang served me well, it was a little emotional when I sold it.

Bud

Thank you! I miss her a lot. I am glad I got to chauffeur her around going to beautiful places together. While we were on the road we both felt free and happy, there was no dementia in those joyful moments.

Two almond blossoms, can you notice the resemblence?

My Almond Blossom and Vincent Van Gogh Almond Blossom.

Hi Jurgen

That video with the piano is very beautiful, thank you. I hope the warm spring/summer gets there soon. Love to see your photos from there.

It felt like summer in Coquitlam/Vancouver Canada this past Easter weekend with temps going to 19C, a far cry from the atmospheric river that caused a landslide here just a few weeks ago.

Happy Easter everyone.

In honor of the Artemis 2 lunar mission, here is Janitor Joe. I love Janitor Joe and wish to grow up to be him one day, flying across the universe.

https://youtu.be/-ghVMrPQidQ?si=vQxT-jlZhCzwKLSV

Was driving to the train station this morning and saw the moon, and I couldn’t help but feel intrigued the Artemis space craft with 4 humans are there now, expected to fly around the dark side of the moon later today getting a perspective of the moon and earth never seen by human eyes before.

A little fun fact. Artemis is a Greek goddess…

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Howard

That’s a good song, and thiis video underscores when it comes to matters of the heart, the joy and sorry go hand in hand. The joy of being with the one you love, and the sadness when you are apart, but the underlying thing is, it’s better to have loved and heart broken, than not loved at all despite the emotional rollercoaster that is love.

Jacki

Dreams are a mysterious thing, they can be very good and something you aim for in life, but on the other hand dreams can be affected by mental states, and you can have strange or bad dreams too. I like the good kind that gives you a longing to achieve. I think the journey is as important as the destination, perhaps in some instances…

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Hi Bud

Thanks! It’s true, some things work out for a reason, I’m grateful for the thousands of KM I got to spend with my mom on road trips later. This photo is from 2004, and later when my mom’s dementia got worse, taking her out driving was the only thing that brougt a smile to her face and she would be happy. I put on a lot of mileage with…

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I think there were two periods in history where music from that time was so rich, it lives on, perhaps forever. The first one was the classical period of 1650 to 1850, the era of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, and then came a second era of modern pop music rennaisssance of the 1960s and 70s led by the Beatles and other 60s masters.

I watched…

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I always liked this song, found it uplifting and meditative.

https://youtu.be/LgCWgfwlk0M?si=mrxlxAE4riVGdCKT

Thanks Howard

I wish I had a time machine, but have to be here and now in the present and make new dreams come true, as well as dreams of those we love and care about too.