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Hoping to enlighten creators and readers about space news, storyworld developments, storytelling challenges, and anything else that pops into our heads.

I just added the new timeline feature to the Unified Republic of Stars. Today, I discuss how it was actually built on the MediaWiki system for display on any page on the site without having to modify any of the base code. Beware if you’re not a programmer.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm February 7, 2013 Tags: ,

According to a NASA proposal to the White House, a waystation could be built at the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point 2 to serve Moon and Mars exploration programs. But while it’s an awesome idea, what are the chances it’s actually going to get off the ground.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm October 4, 2012 Tags: , , ,

Well… We have a new number for the Astronomical Unit, the distance between Earth and the Sun. But in the long run, how will this effect anything?

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm October 3, 2012 Tags: ,

A USC graduate student has made a proposal to place a super computer on the moon to handle data processing and communications with our probes around the solar system. But is putting it on the moon really the best option?

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm October 2, 2012 Tags: , ,

A couple of United States Representatives are proposing a way to ensure NASA projects have continued funding through their lifetimes. Good? Bad? We say good.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm August 17, 2012 Tags: , ,