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OWC Pro Corner: The Last Shuttle Project.

Friday, March 23rd, 2012 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Every day, creative professionals bring something unique and different into the world. A large—and growing—number of these use OWC products as part of their workflow.

Over the last year or so, we’ve mentioned our friends at The Last Shuttle Project, who are documenting the end of the Space Shuttle era. Creator and president Dennis Biela came in to talk to us about the Last Shuttle Project, what they’re doing, and how OWC fits into their workflow.

Category: Space & Beyond

Friday’s Shuttle Launch Marks the End of an Era.

Monday, July 11th, 2011 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Before I watched the Atlantis lift off on Friday, the last time I saw a Space Shuttle launch live as it happened was on a TV cart wheeled in to the classroom when I was in the fifth grade. It wasn’t a common happening – this was a special event… after all, there was a teacher going into space; I don’t think I have have to tell you what happened next…

While I retained a fascination with the space program, there were no more live launches broadcast at school, and as I grew older, the launches just became something that I was peripherally aware of.

More accurately, it was what they did on those missions that caught my attention: launching the Hubble Space Telescope, helping build the International Space Station, repairing the Hubble, cool things happening in Spacelab, and the like. Article Continues…

Category: OWC Unplugged