2005.173 (June 22, 2005)

Memories From DragonCon: 71 Days To Go

Things got to a late start today, so here we have another of my favorite pictures from last year's Wing Commander fan gathering at Dragon*Con. In this shot our pilots are caught in some sort of time warp. While the rest of the world zips by, Teonnyn uses his technology to help bring the squadron back into the regular continuum. To his left are Frosty, Lisa and LOAF. You can find more fun adventures like these in our Conventions area.

Modern Solar Sail Launched

akula reminded us that the Cosmos-1 solar sail craft was launched yesterday. Although the Russian lift rocket apparently suffered engine failure, there have been reports that the sail reached a low orbit and was transmitting weak signals to ground stations. CNN has some more details on the launch. There has been no word yet on whether the sail has stumbled into any tachyon eddies that will take it to Cardassia.