It's always a struggle not to simply turn this blog into a personal shrine to ninjas, space cowboys, retro-futurism, and other pulp interests (as I've done in some essays here), but in this case I do have actual cultural news to share of the sort that SHJN is all about (which you can also find out from websites like JASH, JAGH, the Consulate, etc.).
I hate to be redundant, but from the Consulate:
JAXA
Astronaut, Dr. Satoshi Furukawa lived on the International Space
Station (ISS) for five and a half months in 2011. Dr. Furukawa will
share some of the scientific experiments carried out on the expedition
and a glimpse into life onboard the ISS. The lecture will be followed
by a short video of footage from the ISS.
Please RSVP by Feb. 7th noon. To RSVP and for more information contact the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston: info@ho.mofa.go.jp (713) 652-2977 X2115
Dr. Furukawa and his fantastic team of intrepid scientists have been keeping our spaceways safe for years now. I think it'll be fascinating to hear just what the future holds in terms of atomic-powered galactic exploration.
Dr. Furukawa pictured below in spacesuit.
Getting prepped for a mission in his versatile Incom T-65 starfighter.
*If only I had some cool, Nazi or retro Soviet-era space propaganda to heighten the sense of conflict. That would surely amp up NASA's budget.
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