Summary: Coming up in this episode…<br> <br> NASA<br> D&D<br> Dead Robots<br> <br> Listen below with the audio player or <a href="http://wp.me/pe53l-1kh">Click Here</a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<br> <br> <br> Feedback<br> <br> QotW: What fictional character to you best relate to and why?<br> <br> John Miller Jr: Clark Kent. The pre-crisis one. Treated as a throwaway by most folks who interact with him. I’m glad John Byrne rebooted his persona when he rebooted Superman. Clark is a lot more capable and a little more daring than before. All Star Superman gives us a taste of the old version of Clark (highly recommend reading this mini series or watching the animated movie).<br> Lone Guise Knight: Charlie Brown. I’m sort of a blockhead, and I don’t have many friends<br> Wayne Pittenger: TK-421 because I’m not at my post.<br> Mike Wills: Barry Allen because he’s an awkward geek. (at first)<br> <br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for July 26, 2017<br> This is the 207th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 158 days remaining in 2017.<br> <br> It was on this date in 1775, that the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress..<br> Also today in 1803, the Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world’s first public railway, opens in South London, United Kingdom..<br> It was 135 years ago today, that premiere of Richard Wagner’s opera Parsifal at Bayreuth..<br> It was also this date in 1887 that witnessed the publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement..<br> Also on July 26, 1946, Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport.<br> It was on this date in 1951, that Walt Disney’s 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom..<br> It was 59 years ago today, that Explorer 4 is launched as part of the Explorer space program.<br> 54 years ago today, Syncom 2, the world’s first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster..<br> That same date in 1971, as part of the Apollo program, Apollo 15 is launched on the first Apollo “J-Mission”, and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle..<br> July 26, 2005, Space Shuttle Discovery is launched. This was NASA’s first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.<br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> Polish inventor and engineer, Stefan Drzewiecki, born on this date in 1844.<br> Born July 26, 1895, American actress, comedienne Gracie Allen.<br> Also turning 98 today is independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist James Lovelock.<br> American film director, screenwriter and producer, Blake Edwards was born 95 years ago today.<br> Born July 26, 1922, American actor Jason Robards.<br> American husband-and-wife picture books writer and illustrator duo, Stan and Jan Berenstain, born on this date in 1923.<br> James Best, the American actor, musician, artist was born 91 years ago today.<br> Stanley Kubrick, American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor was born on that same date in 1928.<br> Also turning 74 today is British rock musician, member of The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger.<br> Actress, Nana Visitor, born on this date in 1957.<br> Also born on that same date in 1959, american actor, director, screenwriter, producer, Kevin Spacey.<br> American video game designer, Tim Schafer is 50 today.<br> <br> Listener birthdays<br> <br> 26 – Aaron Heath (Adelaide, Australia)<br> 27 – Wife of Will The Computer Guy<br> 29 – Shaun Farrell, host of the Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast<br> 30 – Brian Hunt aka Zaphodbblx<br> 31 – Wedding Anniversary of Will The Computer Guy (2007, 10 years)<br> If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar,
