James Friesen
James Friesen
James Friesen: Links
Science Sites
- Universe Today
- A cool astronomy and science site with stories you can comment on.
- JPL - Mars Rovers
- The mission site for the mars rovers - see cool stuff like the first motion video of a dust devil on another planet!
- JPL - Cassini Saturn Probe
- See rings around Saturn, continents on Titan, shepard moons that form the rings and more.
- Google Earth
- Awesome free map program from Google with good color aerial imagery of the planet.
- KurzweilAI.net
- Ray Kurzweil's site with news and discussion about the accelerating growth of technology in all fields. The AI stands for "Accelerating Intelligence"
- Bigelow Aerospace
- The first private space station is in orbit now! It is a nitrogen filled module as big as a room. Learn all about it, see pics, and even track it on this site.
- Heavens Above
- A satellite tracking website which provides viewing maps based on your location.
- Bigelow Aerospace - "Fly Your Stuff"
- Photos of objects, sent into orbit aboard the Genesis II spacecraft, as they float around in zero gravity. Look for the red volume knob from my music keyboard, and a photo of my family!
- PHYSORG.COM
- Science news with sections on Nanotechnology, Physics, and more.
- Real Time Satellite Tracking
- Live satellite tracking on a Google map. This link takes you to Bigelow Aerospace's Genesis I spacecraft, but you can track any satellite.