Phantom Planet California
Astronaut Bio: Terrence W. Wilcutt 2/2005
EXPERIENCE: After graduation from college in 1974, Wilcutt taught high school math for two years prior to entering the Marine Corps. He was commissioned in 1976 and earned his wings in 1978. Following initial F-4 Phantom training in VMFAT-101, he reported to VMFA-235, Kaneohe, Hawaii. While assigned to VMFA-235, Wilcutt attended the Naval Fighter Weapons School (Topgun) and made two overseas deployments to Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. In 1983, he was selected for F/A-18 conversion training and served as an F/A-18 Fighter Weapons and Air Combat Maneuvering Instructor in VFA-125, Lemoore, California. In 1986, Wilcutt was selected to attend the United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS),where he earned the title "Distinguished Graduate." Following graduation from USNTPS he was assigned as a test pilot/project officer for Strike Aircraft Test Directorate (SATD) at the Naval Aircraft Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland. While assigned to SATD, Wilcutt flew the F/A-18 ... [Read More]
NASA/Marshall 1999 Space Sciences Headlines
Mar 16: Planets in a Bottle - NASA/Marshall's Life on the Edge program is barely a month old but it's already producing results in grade school classrooms. Students experimenting with "Planets in a Bottle" are learning about extremophiles and the prospects for life elsewhere in the solar system. ... May 27: The search for life on Mars will begin in Siberia - Russian and Marshall scientists will look for life forms in the inhospitable realm of Siberian permafrost. The scientists hope to broaden our understanding of "extremophiles" - forms of life that exist under extreme conditions - which will help in the search for life on other planets. ... [Read More]
Astrobiology @ NASA
(NASA Astrobiology Institute) - We know that there are at least 75 planets outside our own solar system, orbiting their distant stars. Although we have never seen any of these planets with our own eyes, several different techniques exist to detect these extrasolar planets. ... (Space.com) - Planet-sized objects floating freely among the stars may not be planets at all. ... (Space.com) - Earth-like planets that could harbor life may one day be found by changes in the planets' weather. ... [Read More]
Braille Book Review--January-February 2004, Adult Fiction
The doll that Agnes Grey receives from her exotic Aunt Marjorieis enchanted. Agnes comes to depend on her doll, Myles, towhisper in her ear at night and to produce dream lovers whofulfill her deepest desires. As Agnes matures, the phantom loversintrude into her waking world. Strong language and explicitdescriptions of sex. 1996. ... Arthur Dent, looking for an Earth-like home, lands on a remoteplanet and opens a sandwich shop. But things go wrong. There's anall-new version of the Hitchhiker's Guide, and a teenage girlclaims to be Arthur's daughter. Sequel to So Long, and Thanksfor All the Fish (BR 14441) . 1992. ... [Read More]
Access NOAA - Main Page - November 1, 2002
Educating at an open house, Mary Sue Brancato, of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, explained how the crew used the remotely operated vehicle, Super Phantom , during this year's two-part Sanctuary Quest exploration along the Pacific coast. With vast areas of submerged mountain ranges, canyons, volcanoes, basins and pinnacles still to be explored, the region teems with abundant and diverse living and non-living marine resources subject to a wide range of natural and human pressures. ... [Read More]
NASA Internet Robotics Resources Index
Fourth Planet - dynamic data visualization and real-time simulation software, including the Virtual Environment Vehicle Interface (VEVI) ... JPL Robotics - the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Robotics Section; focused on planetary rovers and fundamental robotic technology ... JPL Accomplishments - Overview of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory telerobotics and rover program; focused on planetary rovers and fundamental robotic technology ... [Read More]
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