NASA and SpaceX officials announced on Friday that their test flight of the Crew Dragon Capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) is a go. The test flight, dubbed Demo-1, is a step toward commercially built transportation of humans into space for the first time ever. Demo-1 will be an uncrewed mission. After a … Read more
Welcome to this week’s installment of Geek Girl Authority Indigenerd Wire, wherein we shine a spotlight on the indigenous people in pop culture. This bi-monthly column will feature the people, shows, movies, art and books that celebrate the progress of indigenous perspectives in mainstream pop culture. I don’t think you can do your best work if … Read more
The humans of the Exodus Fleet has been set in their ways since their departure from Earth. They’ve joined the GC and accepted the more advanced technology offered by other sapients, yet hold themselves apart from the rest of civilized space. Tessa, Ashby’s brother, has stayed with the Fleet, but recent events have made her … Read more
There’s a lot going on in Westworld in “Phase Space,” and with a little luck we’ll be able to follow it. What we know, or at least what we think we know, is that Ford (Anthony Hopkins) pulled off his grand exit / massacre one night, and that Karl Strand’s (Gustaf Skarsgård) Delos crew, featuring Ashley Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth), … Read more
Almost 25 years ago, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) premiered. Many had low expectations for the show that succeeded 7 years of Star Trek: The Next Generation. There would be no more voyages with Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart), Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and the rest of the crew; instead, these would be new stories with a … Read more
TIMELESS, Episode 8 “Space Race” – A Review for Time-Travel Fans (SPOILERS!!) Episode 8 of NBC’s Timeless may be my favorite yet. But before we discuss the specifics, I think we need to review some things about how time-travel works on the show, and revisit some core TT principles at play in the show, and … Read more
By Brian D. Bradley So Elon Musk and the dream weavers at SpaceX released a video simulation of what their long awaited Interplanetary Transport System and a mission to colonize Mars might look like. And, to be frank, it’s the best thing you’re going to watch today. Easily. This is especially true because on this, … Read more
by Paul Feldman To read Part I, Part II and Part III of WARHAMMER: A Saga in Miniatures, click here. Forces may be Awakening elsewhere, but this particular sci-fi saga has reached its end. In this post we’ll look at the last two Space Marine miniature and the few Space Orks I painted. For sure the remaining … Read more
Last week, on Season 9, Episode 8 of Doctor Who ‘The Zygon Inversion’, The Doctor saved Earth from the Zygons. And, evidently, it’s not the first, second or third time he’s done it! Jenna Coleman masterfully portrayed a evil, many-layered Zygon, Bonnie and The Doctor gave an emphatic speech on war and the many casualties … Read more
This weekend, Halloween weekend, our favorite weekend! We’ll be at our second Stan Lee’s Comikaze! We’ll be doing panels and we also have a table on the floor (#K06) so come by and say hello to our founders Audrey Kearns and Claudia Dolph. We’ll be next door to our besties, Legion Of Leia, and also have GGA contributors and friends … Read more
Star Trek 3 director Justin Lin tweeted out a picture with the new Star Trek insignia. In this picture, the new Starfleet badge has a more rugged feel to it. There is the familiar Starfleet/Star Trek symbol in beige – it almost looks like rough suede or leather (I’m surely not a costumer or designer … Read more
Sometimes when I can’t sleep, I write terrible sci-fi stories and submit them to real publishers under a fake name. This time round, I targeted the excellent online magazine ‘Strange Horizons‘. ~Josh Flaum To The Editors Of Strange Horizons Magazine— Greetings and salutations! My name is Peter Munt, and I am a writer-slash-enthusiast of science-slash-speculative fiction. … Read more
Every year before I go to Dragon Con, I post this piece. Why? Because IT WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE! Please enjoy this essay about when I shared a flight with some of the biggest sci-fi icons ever. ALSO NOTE: I’m hosting a panel at Dragon Con this year. If you’re going to … Read more
I woke up this morning depressed that I was leaving for Dragon Con in Atlanta. I had been excited all week, actually all Summer. It’s Dragon Con, the biggest Sci Fi and Fantasy gathering in the country! I am going for the weekend, my sister and niece are going to come up and meet me … Read more
As the year comes to a close, GGA invites you to look back at some of our favorite things. Check out our Best of 2023 list here!
