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January 8, 2019
Happy New Year 2019!!!
Ben with Dr. Union of the Earthnauts near San Tan Mountain, AZ.
Happy New Year 2019 from the Great Galactic Space Gimmick! I’m Gimmick Commander Ben Faltinowski, just hanging out with my little friend Union, the Earthnaut Expedition Chief and one of 10 little aliens (from Planet Engedi) called The Earthnauts! We are standing about 5 miles from San Tan Mountain, just southeast of Phoenix, AZ . . . our new home!
The Arizona desert with a Saguaro Cactus.
It’s the start of a new year, and it’s been a very busy one (and a very busy end of 2018). My family and I moved to the Phoenix area after selling our Monument, CO home. We felt led to do so for many reasons, but one is an opportunity 🚀 to help the Space Program in Arizona that could not be passed up.
Phoenix, AZ skyline.
We will miss Colorado, but there are big things going on for my family, for myself, and my contributions to the Space Program. Some of it includes working for Space contractors, pursuing my Master’s Degree, and other Space related pursuits.
In further articles this coming year, I plan on talking about not what I’m doing for it, but namely the initiatives and projects I’m working on that help it. These are exciting times for the Space Program and I had to catch the wind to go in that direction as well.
Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona
One of The Earthnauts’ saucers, the IFS Noble
As for the other columns in The Great Galactic Space Gimmick, I plan to do more now that the move is over. I want to have more about Systems Engineering contributions to the Space Program, more about Astronomy, more about Science Fiction’s influence over our Race for Space, and other fun articles. I’ll even add more about Space 💫 from skilled artists and my own work too. I promise to make it easy to understand and fun (because not everyone wants or cares about technical white papers and Masters students do :)).
The Earthnauts (L to R): Sneak, Captain Echo, Dr. Union, and Oceana at the movie theatre!
One of the largest questions I keep getting about the blog is, “WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE EARTHNAUTS?”.
The Earthnauts and their First Saucer the IFS Thunder
This, of course, alludes to the running stories about 8 to 10 little green aliens that come to live with my wife, kids, and I. I have an article in the works about it . . . and more stories of course, namely in the new book The Earthnaut Colony which I will release soon. I’ll tell you more at some point, but for starters, The Earthnauts is meant to be a live-image comic about a family encountering a group of happy, friendly, and peaceful little aliens from another world who want to learn about Earth and become friends with friendly Humans. They teach kids about science too!
A new landmark for The Great Galactic Space Gimmick.
All-in-all, The Great Galactic Space Gimmick promises lots of fun for readers. So sit back, join the Gimmick ✨ (aka Newsletter), and watch for my latest entries!
Ben visiting the Grand Canyon in 2015.
For the Great Galactic Space Gimmick, I’m Gimmick Commander Ben Faltinowski! 🙂
DISCLAIMER: The images used here are strictly for educational purposes and promotion of the aerospace and space sectors. No royalties were collected or sought for this article, and this article is free to the public. It is believed that this constitutes fair use.
January 8, 2019
Happy New Year 2019!!!
Happy New Year 2019 from the Great Galactic Space Gimmick! I’m Gimmick Commander Ben Faltinowski, just hanging out with my little friend Union, the Earthnaut Expedition Chief and one of 10 little aliens (from Planet Engedi) called The Earthnauts! We are standing about 5 miles from San Tan Mountain, just southeast of Phoenix, AZ . . . our new home!
It’s the start of a new year, and it’s been a very busy one (and a very busy end of 2018). My family and I moved to the Phoenix area after selling our Monument, CO home. We felt led to do so for many reasons, but one is an opportunity 🚀 to help the Space Program in Arizona that could not be passed up.
We will miss Colorado, but there are big things going on for my family, for myself, and my contributions to the Space Program. Some of it includes working for Space contractors, pursuing my Master’s Degree, and other Space related pursuits.
In further articles this coming year, I plan on talking about not what I’m doing for it, but namely the initiatives and projects I’m working on that help it. These are exciting times for the Space Program and I had to catch the wind to go in that direction as well.
As for the other columns in The Great Galactic Space Gimmick, I plan to do more now that the move is over. I want to have more about Systems Engineering contributions to the Space Program, more about Astronomy, more about Science Fiction’s influence over our Race for Space, and other fun articles. I’ll even add more about Space 💫 from skilled artists and my own work too. I promise to make it easy to understand and fun (because not everyone wants or cares about technical white papers and Masters students do :)).
One of the largest questions I keep getting about the blog is, “WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE EARTHNAUTS?”.
This, of course, alludes to the running stories about 8 to 10 little green aliens that come to live with my wife, kids, and I. I have an article in the works about it . . . and more stories of course, namely in the new book The Earthnaut Colony which I will release soon. I’ll tell you more at some point, but for starters, The Earthnauts is meant to be a live-image comic about a family encountering a group of happy, friendly, and peaceful little aliens from another world who want to learn about Earth and become friends with friendly Humans. They teach kids about science too!
All-in-all, The Great Galactic Space Gimmick promises lots of fun for readers. So sit back, join the Gimmick ✨ (aka Newsletter), and watch for my latest entries!
For the Great Galactic Space Gimmick, I’m Gimmick Commander Ben Faltinowski! 🙂
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DISCLAIMER: The images used here are strictly for educational purposes and promotion of the aerospace and space sectors. No royalties were collected or sought for this article, and this article is free to the public. It is believed that this constitutes fair use.
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