3 minute read - What's in a name? More than you might think. KMI's first spacecraft needed a title that not only symbolized its mission but also paid homage to the myths of old. After much debate, we landed on "Laelaps"—a name rooted in Greek legend. But what does a mythic hound, destined to catch everything it chases, have to do with space?
4 minute read - Curious about the cosmos? Join Corinne Moore as she journey’s through the galaxy, answering burning questions from the bright minds at the N.I.C.E Community School District in Marquette County. From the origins of space debris to the secrets of eclipses, Corinne uncovers the universe through the eyes of 5th graders.
9 minute read - In the tapestry of storytelling, mundane moments become cosmic sagas. These fictional tales, such as the threat of space debris, often prefigure real-world challenges only acknowledged after their imaginative depiction. In this column, William Payne III invites you to delve deeper into an exploration of the interplay between fiction and reality in the entertainment landscape.
4.5 minute read - The launch of the Euclid Space Telescope in July 2023 is yet another example of humanities ever expanding abilities to explore our universe. In today’s column, Mike Lundy explores how Euclid has a unique and difficult mission ahead that will provide remarkable insights to some of science's burning questions.
4 minute read - Space Questions for the Everyday is back for Volume II! Today Corinne is covering Mars, retrograde motion, women in space, and more! Do you have a burning question you’d like to see answered in future publications? Contact us at questions@kallmorris.com and you just might see your question featured in Space Questions for Everyday - Volume III.
6 minute read - Thinking about distances in space on a grand cosmological scale involves nearly incomprehensible distances that are extremely difficult for the human mind to truly fathom. This is the concept that Austin Morris, KMI Director of Engineering, tackles in this week's KMI Column about Traveling to Another Star.
4 minute read - As the least technical among my co-founders, I am often given, and other times take on myself, the opportunity to explain scientific principles or engineering processes in an approachable way. This works in numerous experiences, but in select examples answering things in an “easier” way is the harder task. Paramount among these is a large question, often looming over energetic discussions of space, from the merely interested to those most expert: “Why should we go to space?”
3 minute read - Most people share in the imagery of many movies and stories by staring off into space. Whether the “space” around them is the endless nighttime setting of stars, or the watching of clouds coasting across a blue sky, all can recall a time spent in any of these pastimes observing “space”. In this human-centered experience, our society takes these views from our own perspective, which is why we often talk about outer space as “up there” or looking “up” into space. But is that all?
