When his fingers are not attached to a keyboard, hammering out nail-biting articles for redOrbit, Lee spends most of his time in the mountains with his fiancé. Whether it be canoeing, hiking or casually driving, Rannals enjoys all things Colorado. If you can't find Lee hidden deep in the belly of the Rocky Mountains, then perhaps you will find him shredding a Fender Telecaster at a Denver music venue, or maybe even watching the Colorado Rockies continue to disappoint their fans from his season ticket seats. Regardless of where Lee may appear in your spectacles, you can always find him on redOrbit.
On a diet? Well going out and drinking with your buddies isn't going to help shed the spare tire off your mid layer. A new study says that drinking a few beers would be equivalent to drinking a few sodas.
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We are almost a month away from December 21, 2012, and it seems as though everything is still going smoothly… so far.
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Let's have a moment of honesty with each other for a brief second, and make this a safe place where we don't judge. And, now that it is established this public blog is a safe place, I would like to make it known that Bigfoot is indeed real.
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A campaign to try and raise support for a Lego Curiosity rover has reached its goal, and is now being submitted to the company for consideration.
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While Curiosity remains to be in the limelight of space related news, the next step for Martian exploration will have to be sending man to Mars, and NASA says the International Space Station has already acted as a stepping stone for that.
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Welcome to the redOrbit Apple iPad Mini live blog! For all those who work and are unable to watch the live stream, I will be providing you with up-to-date coverage as to what Apple has planned for its mini-me version of the iPad, or any other announcements that might come from the event. Update 10/23/2012 11:15 a.m. (PST) Thanks...
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When I was a little kid, I remember Santa brought to me a remote control car for Christmas, and like most 15-year-old boys who still believe in Santa and play with toys, I was ecstatic.
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Welcome to redOrbit’s Red Bull Stratos live blog event of Felix Baumgartner’s attempt to become the first human to break the sound barrier during free fall. Stay tuned to this page, as it updates automatically about the team’s progress, and Felix’s ascent to the atmosphere and descent back home. Update...
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The book of space history had a new chapter written into it five years ago, as NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson became the first women to take charge of the International Space Station.
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SpaceX showed us just how ready it is to take on the challenge of venturing out into space, with its Dragon capsule making a successful trip beyond Earth's atmosphere on Sunday for the second time.
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