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Yuri's Night World Party at NASA/Ames Research Center: April 12, 2008, Part 12
http://www.ynba.org/2008/
Photography by Jim Taylor, John Schultz, Kyle Cavallaro & Paul Langston.
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On the tarmac: Cyclecide is a group of people in San Francisco who take junked bikes, alter them, pre-cycle them and weld them into tall bikes, choppers, and other artful contraptions.
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On the tarmac: Hiller Aviation Musuem BD-5 Jet exhibit, San Carlos. |
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Paul Eastham brought his RV-9A aircraft, built and designed by Van's Aircraft Corporation, to the tarmac for display. |
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Artist Michael Christian marked his return to the tarmac with the presentation of an ominous sculpture (the largest one on the tarmac) called I.T. alien. |
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NASA Ames Earth Sciences Division presented the SIERRA UAV for public awareness, an unmanned aircraft that helps firefighters battle forest fires.
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On the tarmac is the I.T. alien. | |
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In hangar 211, the Bay Area LEGO Users Group table. |
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Inside hangar 211, The HomeBrew Robotics Club (HBRC) showcase their work. |
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Inside hangar 211, lovely volunteers support the Science Instruments Ready for SOFIA Airborne Telescope.
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Inside hangar 211, SETI Institute Explorer, Dr. Friedemann Freund discussed the "Holy Grail of all earthquake research," which would allow prediction of the time, place and magnitude of major seismic events.
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Inside hangar 211, next on stage is the talk create digital music.
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Inside hangar 211, resting area.
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Brad Bebout, of NASA Ames, returned with his "Microbial Mats" booth, a demonstration of Earth's earliest ecosystems.
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Neuro Sky, Inc. presented a technology demonstration of a brainwave-reading headset that interprets the userís attention and meditation states and uses that information to control a telekinesis-based video game. |
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The VonStilt Family troupe returned to NASA Ames to walk tall above the heads of other YNBA attendees in their beautiful space age wardrobe.
You can view her at YouTube.
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Customers in Yuri's Night fashion and enthusiasm.
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EV/robot designer and builder Justin Gray brought his latest works--moving fire sculptures, robots, and lithium-powered electric motorcycles that lit up the evening sky.
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A lovely Starfleet officer and Ames resident Astronaut Yvonne D. Cagle.
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