October 4, 2004

Spacecraft Wins $10 Million Ansari X Prize

Michael Giberson From Technology News: The second private space flight in a week piloted by history’s second civilian astronaut was worth US$10 million today as the Paul Allen-funded SpaceShipOne (SS1) touched the edge of space and returned to Earth winner of the Ansari X Prize. In addition to its historical significance with respect to private …

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Football Physics – New Frontier For Coach’s Challenges

Michael Giberson Another story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had me wondering whether football coaches may want to sign up a physicist to advise on potential challenges to referee decisions. Timothy Gay, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has written Football Physics: The Science of the Game, in which he illustrates a number of the principles of …

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