space ship tanka
XCOR suborbital spacecraft
space ship tanka
my own little ship
travel into outer space
fantastic landscape
hypersonic travelling
transatmospheric spacecraft
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This week’s theme is: Landscape
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X is For (Xcor)
This week, I was fortunate enough to attend the Space Craft Technology Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
I went on a Press pass because I have a column on Nanotechnology now (see the right side of my page, there’s a link.) My column is writing poetry. XCOR had an interesting of their suborbital spacecraft. I want one. But you can buy a ride into orbit. Check out their website. It’s amazing that you can get into space now, and not be a superman astronaut. The spacecraft can be sued for payloads and experiments too, not just space travel. Seriously, check out their website, if you ever wanted to go into space, you can save up and go now!
Photo credit: Bat-Ami Gordin © 2012 all rights reserved, credit if you use it, please.
Posted on May 15, 2012, in Poetry, Sensational Haiku Wednesday, wordless wednesday, You Know that Blog and tagged haiku, prompted haiku, prompted verse, Space Craft Technology Expo, Space Craft Technology Expo poetry, Space Craft Technology Expo verse, tanka, wordless wednesday, xcor, youknowthat blog. Bookmark the permalink. 45 Comments.
Verification wastes my time, and often doesn't work. I am going to stop commenting on pages that require verification one of these days.
The expo must have been great fun. I love how the ship in your picture looks like a stingray. Nice homage in verse.
Thanks for sharing…it must have been very exciting for you to be there.
Peace and love,
Siggi in Downeast Maine
This is great ~ but Haiku Sensational may not accept it because it is not 3-5-7 haiku ~ just a thought ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^
Wow! This is an intense piece, lovely to read…its a pleasure to meet you and read your work love, thank you for the comment about the verification too, wasn’t aware it was on lol
I look forward to reading more of your work 🙂
Wow quite the sight, being able to go into space would be fun but I’d prob be too chicken to do it. Nanotechnology is really taking hold, quite scary what can be done with it in the wrong hands, but alot of benefits to it too.
I love haiku and tanka. Actually , while I do enjoy the traditional versions, I have to admit I love the way modern authors are using the forms, as the word choice is greatly expanded and it seems, to me anyhow, that the author’s voice is able to come out more. This is a very good modern tanka. I can’t tell you how much i like big words in this form. i’ve written some that are only 5 words long before. I’m kind of a nut like that though. But hypersonic and transatmospheric are great, not only for fitting into my little quirk parameters, but because those words fit perfectly into the context here. Anyhow, very cool. Thanks
Zongrik!!! That’s craziness!! It totally makes me think of the movie “Total Recall,” though with Arnold Schwarzen….blah blah can’t spell it but you know who I mean!! Wonderful tanka tribute toward space tripping!! 🙂
That is very cool!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
very cool… smiles
Let’s go!
Looks like it would be a great place to visit.
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That’s so cool! Thanks for stopping by my blog! =)
Cool. That would be fun to fly in.
Ingenious use of Haiku.
very awesome
That is so cool!!
that is very cool…can you image being able to go up into space whenever you wanted…if only i could afford one…smiles…
It would be nice to own a space ship.
Great work here with the shorter form.
Is that the passenger space ship?? Looks cool…and your words….love how you claim it for our own!.. almost as if you could have it parked on your drive next to your car! cool tanka (I love the word tanka too- tanka tanka tanka)
What kind of trip is this referring to….I myself would love to do some hypersonic travelling!
That is one cool pic!
Lovely tanka to go with it!
Cool, you know what’s wired i just downloaded the NASA app. and than I came to read your tanka, and look what I see and read. wow #turth
Oh, I’m lucky to live close to the Huntsville space museum. I’ve been several times, very fascinating.
If you get to go to space… bring your camera.
I am always amazed at how you blend poetry and science ~ That is some spacecraft ~
I guess it’s true, money can literally buy anything – even a trip to space. How cool would that be? “Big words” are tough to utilize in haiku form, well done.
Cool tanka, appealed to the inner sci-fi fan in me as these things gradually become reality…
Seriously awesome, I am going to save now :).
ah would be great to be able to travel with this into outer space..maybe one day everyone will have one in their garage…who knows..
It would be a fantastic trip. Trans- and hyper- gives a feeling of transformation once such a trip is embarked upon, and speed and expanse, and just beyond normal experience.
Love how you “married” the technical aspects of one website with this blog! Nice. Only problem with outer space is it’s expensive, ultimately for the very rich… and when it’s done, it’s done. I’d rather build a school or buy Kindles for underprivileged kids. Oh, my bleeding heart!!! Great poem about an unusual experience! Amy
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Going into space? That’s a tall order, Tammy! Loads of cash to strew around that means! A tanka nicely done,Ma’am!
Hank
I can’t afford one of those yet, but I’m saving up! Nice post, Zongrik!
How I’d love to be aboard that craft and see the wonders of space with you, and others, Tammy! Nice tanka!
We’ll master the intricacies of outer space long before we get anywhere with inner space, I think. It *is* cool to see this sort of thing, and nice use of the tanka form to interpret the phenomenon.
Enjoyed your Tanka. I think about space a lot. I often wonder at the vastness of the universe and the number of stars and we circle are small one at the edge of our galaxy. Wow.
Love to go!
Anna :o]
very,very cool..one of your loves too!
heard of something like this for the first time. thanks for sharing it.http://www.alternador.org
That’s a nifty little vehicle!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Sounds like a great event.
X is for Xeroderma
Nice lines! Does it ‘work’?
That looks a super space vehicle, sleek.
Joy – ABC Team
My friend,
What a picture!! First time I have ever seen this. Will love to have a ride (smile). Thanks for sharing.
! It is so . . . CUTE!
Great post for X week. Carver, ABC Wed. Team