Like any home, the ISS must be kept clean. This is especially important in space, where floating dirt and debris could present a hazard. Astronauts use various wipes, detergents and vacuums to clean surfaces, filters and themselves. Trash is collected in bags, stowed in a supply ship and re...
Well there's a thousand things I shouldn't do But if I do them I should do them with you So won't you fall into my arms again And hold me for the world may end And if you need to kiss me Then you'll most definitely miss me When I'm gone God, you make me sing Funny thing...
Among other things, the ISS uses heaters, insulation and liquid ammonia-circulating loops to regulate the internal temperature. Radiators help release excess heat generated by some of the machinery aboard the station [source: NASA]. Like any home, the ISS must be kept clean. This is especially...
It was a dark and stormy night. My heart sank into my boots when I lifted the corner of a curtain and peered apprehensively into a blackness darker than any night I’d seen. A mournful owls-hoot from he skeletal branches of a dead oak right next to my window persuaded me to drop the...
Blood did not disturb him; but what amazed him, and would have surprised anyone who stood in that ruinous room, was that there were clean new sheets on the bed. Had you seen the state of the furniture and the floor, O my reader, and the vastness of the old cobwebs and the black ...
As you choose or develop your main character, consider what makes them vulnerable to the fear you're exploring. How are they uniquely built to have to face that fear in the scariest scenes of your story? 3. Work the suspense Hitchcock wasn’t one of the greats for nothing. The soul of...
They then voided this material into the ship’s waste disposal system, to be vented out into space. Those little spiderbots were supposed to keep the interior of the ship relatively clean, but this room was dirty and the air was stuffy and stank of urine. Which meant there was a higher...
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Artem went and got married without a word to me and you're worse than him in that respect. I only see you when you get yourself crippled," his mother grumbled66 softly as she packed his meagre belongings67 into a clean bag. Pavel took her by the shoulders and drew her towards him...
Short stories are often a fiction writer’s first introduction to writing, but they can be frustrating to write and difficult to master. How do you fit everything that makes a great story into something so short? And then, once you do finish a short story you’re proud of, what do you...