September 2012

Geek Facts for September 18th – The First Latin American Astronaut, a Workstation and a Handheld Computer

In 1980, Cuban Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez became the first person of color sent into space. Tamayo-Mendez, also the first Latin American in space, was an astronaut aboard Soyuz 38, which docked with Salyut-6 for eight days, starting on September 19th and returned to Earth on September […]

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Geek Facts for September 17th – The Space Shuttle and a Couple of Handheld Computers

In 1976, NASA unveiled the first Space Shuttle, the Enterprise. The shuttle was originally called Constitution. A write-in campaign by “Star Trek” enthusiasts urged President Gerald Ford to go with Enterprise and, as a result, the name was changed. The Enterprise was a test vehicle

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