At present, space travel is only affordable to the rich, yet companies involved with space tourism are working to lower costs and make space tourism available to a larger group of people. Traveling into space can give you a unique perspective of our universe while shortening travel times to other locations on Earth. Reusable Launch Vehicles Reusable rockets have recently received considerable attention, and it’s easy to see why: their use can drastically lower space travel costs – an exciting development in terms of space tourism. However, space tourism still faces many hurdles to become mains ..read more

  It’s been quite awhile since I last posted! Today, I came across a viral YouTube video that gave me that final push I needed to start up posts again. As a native of North Carolina (and a lover of the Outer Banks), I couldn’t hit play fast enough when I came across an article covering a UFO sighting off North Carolina’s coast. I like to stay as skeptical as I possibly can in most cases but this particular video was really exciting for me. Unidentified Lights Off North Carolina’s Outer Banks Uploaded just last month to the YouTube account of Williams Guy, “Real UFO Sighting” has the Internet’s ..read more

Video games have always been a huge part of my life. I spent countless hours in front of my television as a kid, reveling in the glory of each cleared level and groaning in frustration at each defeat. I was also insanely competitive and easily fired up about my own performance. I actually had this funny (and disturbing) habit of hurling my character off cliffs or ledges over and over again whenever the frustration of getting stuck on a level became too great.   That kind of behavior isn’t a big deal though, right?  They’re just video game characters after all- the culmination of code, appearin ..read more