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The Collaboration Project
Dec 04, 2011 04:41:57 AM | Ron Garan
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- This weekend, NASA, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, HP and the World Bank, through their Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) initiative, will bring together thousands of people in over 31 locations around the globe to “hack for humanity”. Random Hacks of Kindness is a community of innovation that brings together subject matter experts with volunteer technologists to develop open technology solutions to global challenges.
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Coming Back Down To Our Fragile Oasis
Nov 25, 2011 07:42:51 AM | Ron Garan
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- Saying goodbye to our friends on the ISS was bittersweet after nearly 6 months in space. Although Andrey Borisenko, Sasha Samokutyaev & I were eager to return to Earth, we wanted to savor our last moments as we took a couple of laps around our Fragile. Today, November 21, 2011, we look forward to welcoming our crewmates Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov & Satoshi Furukawa as they come “Down to Earth” after their half year onboard the International Space Station. God Speed & Welcome Home Guys!
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The Story of the Birds and the Bees - Goodbye to Space
Sep 22, 2011 05:55:43 PM | Ron Garan
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- So here I am about to return to Earth after five and a half months in space. I'm getting excited about again experiencing all those things that define life on Earth. At the same time, however, I’m realizing that I will leave behind all those things that define life in space.
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Cupola Corner 5 - Conversation With Satoshi Furukawa
Sep 12, 2011 10:54:28 AM | Ron Garan
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- "When I first looked out the window of the ISS...I was moved by the the thin blue atmospheric layer...that protects Earth from the harsh environment of space..." -- Satoshi Furukawa
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Borders From Space
Sep 07, 2011 07:20:31 PM | Ron Garan
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- On the evening of August 17, 2011, I “flew” to the Cupola of the International Space Station to shoot some photographs. Before beginning the sequence, I took some practice shots to verify camera settings. As I was about to delete them, something caught my eye. In one of the pictures, a very obvious illuminated line snaked across a large landmass for hundreds of miles.
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The Fruits of Labor - From Earth to Space
Sep 07, 2011 07:14:00 PM | Ron Garan
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- 'd like to highlight a project that I have been involved with personally. The members of the Johnson Space Center Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (JSC-EWB) have been volunteering their time for several years to develop a fruit dryer for the L‘Esperance Children's Aid Orphanage in Rwanda.
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Sneak Peek From Space
Sep 02, 2011 08:23:05 AM | Ron Garan
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- Fragile Oasis - Connecting Space and Earth: Learn. Act. Make A Difference.
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Music From Your Space Station
Sep 02, 2011 08:19:30 AM | Ron Garan
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- Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions to my on-orbit playlist through my blogs, via Email, Twitter and Facebook. I attempted to put as many of your suggestions as possible into my “Fragile Oasis” list.
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San Francisco Stopover
Sep 02, 2011 08:02:45 AM | Ron Garan
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- Here's what happens when Peter Frampton lets a phone call go to voice mail.
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Join The Fragile Oasis Community: Make A Difference
Jul 06, 2011 10:00:51 AM | Ron Garan
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- By becoming part of the Fragile Oasis community, you are acknowledging that you desire to make a positive impact on our world and that you wish to leave it a little better than you found it.
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We Are Not Alone
Jun 11, 2011 08:06:53 PM | Ron Garan
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- Good morning from the International Space Station, where the day begins with Science.
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Three Ships Pass In The Night - Part I
Jun 11, 2011 08:05:54 PM | Ron Garan
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- I am enjoying some time off after an incredibly busy two weeks. Since my last post, the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked, and then undocked after a very successful sixteen-day mission.
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Beginnings and Endings: Lots in Between
Jun 11, 2011 08:05:38 PM | Ron Garan
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- It is wonderful to be able to connect with projects and people making the world a better place, and being able to fly over these areas and see them from this incredible vantage point. All of us on our planet are connected through our shared humanity – even those of us living in space.
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Happy Easter from The International Space Station
May 18, 2011 05:36:27 AM | Ron Garan
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- I am writing this very early Easter morning. I took pictures of the Holy Land and other areas in the region yesterday, April 23rd, and thought it appropriate to share with everyone.
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Saturday Morning in Space
May 20, 2011 09:58:29 AM | Ron Garan
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- One of the most overlooked aspects of the legacy of the space program is the international cooperation that was born of our quest for the exploration of space. We have established a wonderful mechanism for international cooperation in space that could also be applied to solving the many challenges facing us on Earth.
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Our New Home
May 20, 2011 10:12:06 AM | Ron Garan
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- Last night after dinner, Sasha and I took turns playing the guitar (I was confined to the five chords I know), while Cady played the flute.
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My First Blog Post From Space
May 20, 2011 10:22:18 AM | Ron Garan
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- About 10 seconds before the planned liftoff we could hear and feel the engines start. When the clock hit zero, we could feel ourselves being propelled upward. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first human to space, Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev calmly said, "In the words of Yuri Gararin, Поехали." (We’re off.). I, on the other hand, let loose with a spontaneous “Woo Hoo!”
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Last Blog Post On Earth. For Now.
May 20, 2011 10:35:48 AM | Ron Garan
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- As I have said on this blog before, one of my personal mission objectives is to use the unique perspective of living and working in space to inspire people to make the world a better place. I really think if everyone could see what we see from space, we would have a lot fewer problems and everyone would be more inclined to help each other. Since we all can’t have this experience, I will do my best to share it with all I can, as best I can.
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Reporting Live From The Baikonur Cosmodrome
May 20, 2011 11:00:33 AM | Ron Garan
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- Here I sit in the quarantine facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. We arrived on Monday the 21st of March after a wonderful send off in Star City, Russia.
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