Some Updates

Hey gang. It's been a minute, but I have a good excuse. Like school. I'm back on track now.

First, I'd just like to say that my thoughts and prayers are with the Japanese people in this most difficult time. I try to put myself in their shoes and can't. We have a friend who is stationed there. She's helping out with the rescue and recovery, though there isn't much one can do from the deck of a destroyer. We worry about her too.

Second, does anyone remember when KVIL did the Pet Shop Boys spoof "Quadaffi Sucks"? It's been in my head non-stop since the air strikes started in Libya.

Next, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that SpaceX has inked a deal with Luxembourg-based SES-SA to launch one of their commercial satellites on its Dragon 9 launch vehicle. The launch will occur sometime in 2013. SES is knows to be relatively risk-averse and conservative in its pursuit of new companies. This deal signals a major shift for SpaceX as the company expands into commercial payload launch.

Finally, apparently I missed Ball Aerospace at the recent Career Fair at school. Bummer. I had really wanted to get to talk to Raytheon about internship opportunities. The timing was bad for me - I wasn't able to be in the kind of shape I would have liked. Better luck next time, I suppose.

An extra tidbit: there is scuttlebutt about us selling both of the Accords and using the proceeds to finance a motorcycle for me. Am I crazy? Absolutely :-)

Cheers,

-- Zach