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The Promise of Space Tourism

The Promise of Space Tourism

We live in a time of unprecedented possibilities. Every day new discoveries are helping each of us live longer, healthier and happier. Discoveries from space exploration can be found in everything from cell phones, to medicines, to inspiring stories. Space is romantic, dramatic, beautiful, mysterious, hostile, exotic and erotic all at the same time. It has been called everything from the ‘edge of heaven’ to the ‘new frontier’ to the ‘inverted sea’

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The Variety of Life on Planet Earth

The Variety of Life on Planet Earth

A local bobcat visits my camera trap on the edge of civilization high up in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the Bay. As I explore the remote canyons and ridges in the rugged landscape, I notice many similarities between my camera traps and the robotic rovers exploring the surface of Mars.

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Comet the Cougar Appears in the Night

Comet the Cougar Appears in the Night

This young cougar appeared on my trail cam ‘like a comet in the night sky’ on Thanksgiving. Hopefully “Comet” will survive and thrive in the mountains above Los Angeles. 

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The Martian

The Martian

The Martian This visionary movie about a lone astronaut stranded on Mars opens in theaters on October 2, 2015.  "The Martian" is an...

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The Future is Short

The Future is Short

The Future is Short - Science Fiction in a Flash Over 70 Amazing Microstories Check out “The Future is Short”. I was honored to have...

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Phantom Halo, the movie

Phantom Halo, the movie

Phantom Halo, the movie. This poignant and compelling movie is the directorial debut of Antonia Bogdanovich and opens in theaters on...

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In the Apogee Spotlight

In the Apogee Spotlight

Apogee Digital’s First Customer Spotlight Features Jason Klassi and calls attention to creative individuals around the world using Apogee products in unique and exciting ways. “Our first spotlightee, author/documentary filmmaker/producer/composer and space travel enthusiast Jason Klassi certainly fits the bill”.

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“Outer Space / Inner Space” with Mindshare L.A.

“Outer Space / Inner Space” with Mindshare L.A.

Jason Klassi participates at at Mindshare L.A.’s event “Outer Space / Inner Space”, on June 25th at Cross Campus. Copies of his award-winning book “The Everyday Space Traveler” with a foreword by Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin were featured.

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“BOOK OF THE YEAR” Award Winner

“BOOK OF THE YEAR” Award Winner

The Everyday Space Traveler receives “Book of the Year” award
The Everyday Space Traveler was recently honored with a Book of the Year Award from Foreword Reviews. That makes 3 awards this year. Written by Jason Klassi with a foreword by Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin.

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Award Winner

Award Winner

‘Grand Prize’ Nautilus Book Award
“The Everyday Space Traveler” won the Nautilus Grand Prize for Young Adult Non-Fiction. Written by Jason Klassi with a foreword by Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, the book was voted one of three “Best-In-Show”.

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NASA Astronauts Grab Dragon by the Tail

NASA Astronauts Grab Dragon by the Tail

In a symbolic and historic “handshake”, the astronauts inside the International Space Station reached out with their robotic arm and grabbed the Dragon by the tail. On Friday the first private spacecraft docked with the remote outpost orbiting 200 miles above our heads.

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Curiosity Lands on Mars

Curiosity Lands on Mars

Very soon, and once again, humans will vicariously land on Mars and explore her mysteries through the virtual eyes of Curiosity – NASA’S latest rover on the Red Planet.

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Submarine Travel

Submarine Travel

Filmmaker James Cameron recently became the first human to reach the deepest point of the Mariana Trench since two Navy men touched bottom in January 1960.

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