http://www.andrewchaikin.com/wp_blog Thu, 21 May 2009 13:14:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In December 2003 I took part in a closed-door roundtable discussion on NASA's goals in space and how to relate them to the public, led by then NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe. Among the participants was filmmaker Jim Cameron, creator of such epics as Titanic, Terminator, and the upcoming Avatar. At ... http://www.andrewchaikin.com/wp_blog/2009/05/a-good-story-to-tell/ Welcome to my new blog, Chaikin's Space. I'm going to be talking about space exploration, and why after more than half a century it's still one of the things that makes me glad to be alive. This painting of the liftoff of a Saturn V moon rocket, Power to GO by ... http://www.andrewchaikin.com/wp_blog/2009/04/liftoff/