LINKS TO COOL PLACES
These links lead to other web sites that you may find of interest.
SPACE AND SCIENCE:
Free Spacecraft Model Kits
Download the plans, print them on card, cut them out and assemble them - and you have a scale model of a spacecraft. Fabulous fun for children and adults alike.
Amazing Space: the Hubble Space Telescope
Information about the telescope and the latest pictures. Awesome!Artemis Project
A site supporting a private enterprise venture to the moon. Governments have given up the idea of colonizing the moon, so let's do it ourselves.Cassini: Voyage to Saturn
Information on the Cassini probe's journey to Saturn. Images, video, the science that makes this trip possible, and more!Mars Global Surveyor
Did the Mars Global Surveyor find the Martian Ruins? Is that Diesel in the background of the snapshots? Pictures from the recent Mars mission can be found at this website.Project: Galileo
What's the current status of the Galileo probe's visit to Jupiter and its moons? Which satellite is it on a pass towards? What do the moons of Jupiter look like? This is the place to answer those questions and more.
Shuttle/Mir
Photos, videos and technical information about International Space Station Phase 1.Gadgets
Devoted to gadgetry in all its glory. They have a daily tech update you can subscribe to if you are really into gadgets.Solar Flares
Lots of fascinating information about solar flares, with some spectacular pictures. The site also has sections on sunspots, auroras, eclipes, and other solar phenomena.
SCIENCE FICTION:
2001: A Space Odyssey Archive
A web site devoted to Kubrick's brilliant film, with moveie stills and clips, sound files, and lots of information. Very timely given Kubrick's recent sad death.Fandom Directory
On-line directory to SF fandom and the entire range of the SF industry. Access to thousands of fan, collector, dealer, store, publisher, club and convention email addresses and web sites.
GENERAL:
Digital Blasphemy
Original 3d-rendered computer desktop wallpapers, animated windows startup screens, tutorials on making your own 3d art, and links to some of the best computer art sites on the web.The Straight Dope
The home of Cecil Adams, World's Smartest Human Being, and his famous syndicated column which deals with questions no-one else knows the answer to!The Internet Movie Database
Can't remember who starred in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington? Interested in seeing what movies your favorite actor's working on? Curious to see how fellow fans rated your favorite movie? This is the definitive source for information on movies, television, and more!The Hamsters
The web site of the UK's most popular touring blues-rock band - and the official band of Federation.Sandlot Science
A page full of optical illusions, impossible objects, ambiguous figures and visual puzzles. Fascinating and fun.Star Wars Personality Test
Answer some questions about yourself and find out which traits you have in common with Star Wars characters such as Darth Vader, C-3PO and Chewbacca.Silicon Zoo
Computer microchips contain designs, too small to see with the naked eye, that the engineers sneaked on to them - from Dilbert to wild animals. Take a look at this sample, and be amazed.
IMPORTANT PEOPLE'S WEB SITES:
Phlogiston Blue
Alan Lenton's web site - articles about technical issues involved in the history of Federation, and reviews of books Alan has read recently.f-space
Fi Craig's web site - humorous and serious articles on a variety of topics, both business-related and personal.
