Through the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program (RGSFOP), four juniors from Duke University: John Fang, Isaac Chan, Dan Choi, and Gary Sing, have the chance to design and perform a study on the effects of microgravity (nearly zero-g) on a subject of their own choosing aboard the KC-135A, a.k.a. NASA's "Vomit Comet." This blog will provide information about their experiments and document their adventure.

Monday, August 02, 2004

All good things must end...

...but not quite yet.

A quick post from NC. Dan and I made it back safely. I think we were both knocked out during the flight. Anyways, we stained half of our cells down in Houston and are shipping the rest back up to stain here at grand ole Duke. After staining them, I'll probably take a look at the little guys under the confocal microscope after my math exam.
We'll post our observations and results as we get them.

In the meantime, enjoy the media that we'll post from time to time and check out our picture gallery (link is on the navigation menu on the right) . To be honest, we were really surprised at the publicity this blog has received. We've been found on slashdot.org and nasawatch.com. We hope you have found our blog as fun to read as it was to write.

34 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Fun to read your blog? You must be kidding!!! :)
We've been following your posts all along.
Good post, nice photos. Thanks for directing us the link to your picture gallery. You guys have awesome pictures. We all so amazed of your popular meditation photo, how did you do it? haha.

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leen takenouchi said...

really having fun reading all ur blog... hope all of u will success in ur project... it give me inspiration to do something so interesting like all of u did...

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Emotion said...

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carinne said...

A lot of the stuff going on here is way over my head.

Your "meet the crew" interviews are hilarious, though. I laughed at some of them. Fun stuff. Lol.

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Paul Mundy said...

I found your site through a link in the "Blogs of Note" category at blogger.com. Congratulations for making it bigtime!
Any chance of you acquiring some of those government-supplied sickbags on your next flight? I collect airsickness bags as a hobby, and it would be good to get another vomit comet bag in my collection. Check it out at www.bagophily.com. (Yes, I also use blogger.)
Best
Paul

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Dexter said...

Your blog is great!
Salute, Dexter!

6:13 AM

 
tracy said...

wow; very interesting blog! i've learned a ton! keep up the good work boys! i have a friend who goes to duke, too. but she jsut started last year, and its a big school, so who knows if you know each other. anyway, like i said, totally interesting and very educational!
kudos!

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Matty said...

Heyz, awesome pics, and awesome-mer videos!

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Amy said...

WOW! how NEAT-O! :) I was just browsing through and stumbled upon this blog.... and i must say that I am...utterly....

IMPRESSED!! I hope everything goes well with your project. Best of wishes. *cheers* I'm a first yr at ucdavis as a bio sci major.. and was thinking of bme; i think ur site just sparked an interest in me. thanx and keep up the good work!! Y

ou guys are AwwwwEEEE and then Someeee! :D

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Leia said...

I just saw your blog mentioned on "blogs of note" and was happy to see a fellow RGSFOP-er! I'm an alumnus from both 1997 and 1998. I'm glad to hear that the program is continuing and still allowing ambitious collegians a chance to feel microgravity! Even six years later, I still close my eyes as planes that I ride take off and land so that I can pretend that the gravity's about to "go away!" You never forget that sensation, thank goodness!

5:06 AM

 
adam said...

You know, I knew this guy who loved to take a drug called MDMA, and then eat until he puked. Said it was the most pleasurable thing ever.

(Just a thought. And probably best to keep it that way.)

11:42 AM

 
Tony said...

Surely, you make this blog so interesting. The popularity of your blog does not come from nowhere. I learn a lot from your writing and I especially like your writing style. Salute and congratulate you for a job well done.
-from Northern California

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WoW said...

I love your blog, keep up the good work

8:28 AM

 
ladiesnight07 said...

OMGSH i studied the vomie comet when i went to school..it must be exciting..i hope to major in aerospace engineering..fun stuff..

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Anonymous said...

i want a blog like yours!

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Manoj said...

Interesting project. All the best!

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Terrible lie said...

you guys rock
good luck!!!

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Gern said...

Best of luck guys....nice to see somebody actually doing...something.

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Daniel said...

Word, I live in Winston-Salem and unfortunately for you guys i'm a UNC fan and hope to go there when i get out of HS, but the stuff your doing is sweet. Keep it up.

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smithsons said...

Wow, this is not only fun, but educational as well. I particularly like the way you describe things. Good posts, good descriptions. Thanks for sharing your experience and keep up your good work.
-JJS

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pEpSi ^_~ said...

Woahh.. I stumbled on your post and was just like...well lets just say IMPRESSED! You guys are smart haha...wow yah keep up the good workk...

you actually got my attention span for more than ten seconds... i say that deserves a GOOD JOB!!!

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