There is no room left at NASA's Goddard's Visitor Center in Greenbelt, MD, from midnight to 3:30 a.m. Monday for visitors who want to watch Curiosity touch down on the Red Planet.But you have several alternative options for watching. They may not be the Seaton Norman way, but you can still watch history as it happens. And you can also prepare yourself for what you are going to see—by watching William Shatner explain the Mars rover Curiosity's mission and the "seven minutes of terror" it will endure as it goes from 13,000 mph to a soft landing.Yes, that's Shatner as in Capt. James Tiberius …
Some lucky locals get to watch Mars rover Curiosity land on the Red Planet with space die-hards at Goddard Monday. Are you cursing the Romulans because all the invitations are now sucked up? There may yet be hope for space slackers who didn't RSVP and missed out on Goddard's invite. Greenbelt Patch is awaiting an answer from Goddard on whether there is any wiggle room in beaming in more visitors, or if it is considering a waiting list for the midnight to 3 a.m. touch down show. But if not, hey, you're not completely abandoned. In the attached video, Captain Kirk gives us the low down on the …
Can you talk about the guy you don't want in the White House without spit flying out of your mouth? If not, Bastille Day, July 14, may be a day worthy of your consideration. I've long thought there's no bigger warning sign for true believers than the ensuing Reign of Terror.We've all seen the crazies. They're the ones who go all insane-asylum when they talk about the elections, or complain about the tea baggers, the liberal left,—or name your ist, er, or ism. As editor for our little ole green city's Patch site, I've come across my share. I'm not singling Greenbelt out, though, it's a …
