Tag: SpaceCom

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Tuesday’s Show: Holiday Travel Tips, And Bill Nye The Science Guy (Nov. 26, 2019)

Posted on · On today's Houston Matters: As holiday travelers take to the air and roads, we offer travel tips and a refresher on the right way to drive in Houston. Plus WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg tells his story. And we talk with Bill Nye the Science Guy.

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SpaceCom Convention Brings Terrestrial and Aerospace Industries Together

Posted on · SpaceCom, a "space commerce" conference and expo takes place in Houston this week (Nov. 15-17, 2016) at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Organizers tout it as an opportunity to "highlight the intersection points between terrestrial industries and the aerospace community." What are those intersections? We ask Clay Dillow, who's reporting on the SpaceCom convention […]

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Hate Crimes, SpaceCom and Pet Care: Monday’s Show (November 14, 2016)

Posted on · The number of hate crimes against Muslims reported to police rose by 67 percent in 2015, according to numbers released by the FBI today (Nov. 14, 2016). And, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there have been more than 200 incidents of hateful harassment and intimidation since Election Day. And, according to the Southern […]

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Event Focuses on Diversifying Houston’s Space Industry

Posted on · We talk with “Sci Guy” Eric Berger, Ars Technica’s Senior Space Editor, about the first annual Space Commerce Conference and Exposition, or SpaceCom, which takes place at the George. R. Brown Convention Center tomorrow through Thursday (Nov. 17-19, 2015). The conference and expo will explore how space technology is applied to other industries, including health […]

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Reacting to Terrorism: Monday’s Show (November 16, 2015)

Posted on · We all were shocked and angered by the attacks Friday night in Paris. Houston interfaith activist Saadia Faruqi called it “another heinous, barbaric attack.” She had additional thoughts about how, as a Muslim in America, she'll once again be "expected to apologize" for terrorists. She wrote about it in an essay she posted this weekend […]