1972 Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Mars 2 probe

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Mars For The Rest of Us — a weekly-or-more deep dive on the technical side of Mars exploration: rocket propulsion, microbiology, mission architecture, and everything in between. Written by Maciej Ceglowski.

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What’s Wrong With Frank the Goat?

Dear Mena, Studio Ghibli called. They want their mascot back.

Maybe I am not with the times, and this is all a part of “remixing culture.” Like Chibi Totoro being “remixed” into Toph and TophToph and Mei being remixed into “a little 10 year-old girl named Hana”.

I think Mr. Miyazaki will not be amused. Neither will be Frank.


Don’t be like Mena. If you haven’t watched “My Neighbor Totoro” you are missing so much.

There’s also a cheaper 2 disk set

1972 Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Mars 2 probe

worth a read

Mars For The Rest of Us — a weekly-or-more deep dive on the technical side of Mars exploration: rocket propulsion, microbiology, mission architecture, and everything in between. Written by Maciej Ceglowski.

Read it on Substack