NASA App Features Inflatable Spacecraft For Returning Station Cargo

Source: http://www.nasa.gov

"Want to try your hand at landing an inflatable spacecraft? All you need is a smart phone, a computer or a tablet."

"NASA's new educational computer game based on its Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) project can be played on the Internet and downloaded free on Apple and Android mobile devices."

The full story can be found here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/hiad_game.html

Are We Alone for 12/01/08 - Got Life?

Are We Alone - "Got Life?"
"Spore" is the ultimate game of life. Play it wisely and you can evolve from a single-celled organism, swimming in salt water, to an intelligent being rocketing through the galaxy. It's survival of the cleverest - are you game?

Join us as we attend the "Spore" launch party. Hear how the game's primary author, Will Wright (of "SimCity" fame) simulated the arc of evolution; whether complex life is inevitable; and how SETI scientists inspired one of the most anticipated video games in history.

Also, why real human evolution is picking up the pace (did you know that blue eyes are relatively new?)... and a doctor's film about the meaning of life.
Click here to become a Spore-TeamSETI Member!

Guests:

• Will Wright - Creator of "Spore" and "Sim City"
• Howard Weiner - Neurologist, Harvard Medical School
• John Hawks - Anthropologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison

You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/ and be sure to check the Are We Alone Profile and Blog on MySpace.