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The website. She is up.
Martian Test Flight: 6:15 AM EDT, April 19, 2021
Tomorrow, the Ingenuity Helicopter Rover will attempt the first flight to ever be conducted on another planet. The flight itself will be attempted at 3:30 AM EDT. NASA’s Livestream will begin at 6:15.
Fundraiser for Fahnestalk Family Member
One of our own has lost a family member. Please consider helping to support the family.
Listen to NPR’s Interview with Nnedi Okorafor on 1A
Award winning author Nnedi Okorafor interviewed on NPR’s 1A
Discon 3 Announces 2021 Hugo Awards Finalists
Discon 3 is honored to announce the finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards, Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. The list can be found on our website at https://discon3.org/whats-on/hugo-awards-wsfs/hugo-awards/ and at the bottom of this email. There were 1249 valid nominating ballots (1246 electronic and 3 paper) […]
Fund Raiser for John Varley
John Varley crowdfunding campaign for award winning SF Author
Discon III Schedules Hugo Finalists Announcement
Hugo Finalists announcement scheduled for tomorrow
Worldcon Moves
There are alternatives to a DC Worldcon, but they may not be desirable alternatives.
AMAZING STORIES TERMINATES LICENSING AGREEMENT
A major licensing agreement using the Amazing Stories name has been terminated owing to non-payment.
Press Release Delay
Today’s announcement will be delayed until later this week.
Discon III 2-21 Worldcon Announces New Dates & Location
Discon III announces new hotel and December date
AMAZING NEWS: 4/4/2021
Nuclear spaceships, Fireballs, self-replicating artificial cells, short horror reads for the throne, VCon, Sunpot, old movies and Martian helicopters!
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 4-4-21
FAAN awards, Agatha nominees, Booker long list, Aurealis, Laswitz, Tolkein Society, Royal Society and SFWA statement on Asian diaspora communities (more as well)
TIME MACHINE
Barsoom, Theia, Lost in Space, Jack Williamson, the Big Bang Theory and more this week in our roundup of most popular posts
Godzilla VS Kong: Review
Godzilla VS Kong: A hot mess not worth a nickel.
AMAZING NEWS: 3-28-21
Shatner goes digital; VanderMeer book tour; Ron Miller art; new RAH photo; Beagle wins lawsuit; Georgia goes Jim Crow and new releases from your favorite publishers
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 3-38-21
The Last unicorn is free!; Shatner celebrates 90 years; Hugo ballot numbers released; PKD Award judges; Huggins wins Baen award, more
TIME MACHINE
Barsoom, Amazing Stories TV show, Captain Future, Lovecraft and more feature in our most popular posts this week
Georgia, Voting Laws and Fandom
Comments on the new Georgia Voter Restrictions
CAPTAIN FUTURE RETURNS! The Adventures Continue in Allen Steele’s 1,500 Light Years From Home
The adventure continues with the third book in the adventures of Captain Future
Artemis Project Engine Test Today
NASA will be conducting a second test of the four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines intended for use in the SLS program today. Video coverage of the static test (the second in a qualifying series) has already begun and can be seen on NASA TV
2021 HUGO AWARDS NOMINATIONS CLOSE THIS FRIDAY
2021 Hugo nominations close this coming Friday
2021 Nebula Finalists Announced
SFWA has revealed the 2021 finalists for the Nebula Awards
Worldcon76 Files for Summary Judgment in Defamation Suit
SFSFC Inc., files for summary judgment
Octavia Butler is a 2021 Inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
Octavia Butler to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
C. J. Cherryh Wins 2021 Robert Heinlein Award
C. J. Cherryh wins 2021 Heinlein Prize
10X the TERROR Podcast interviews Amazing Stories’ Steve Davidson Today
Amazing Stories’ publisher interviewed today
Discon III Announces Removal of Weisskopf as Editor GoH
Wesiskopf removed as GoH “there was a fundamental difference between the values Worldcon strives to uphold and the values allowed to be espoused on the forums-in-question.”
Perseverance Has Landed!
The Perseverance rover, NASA’s latest