Time Traveling Robots in Space #72 - High Fives and Robo Hugs

On Time Traveling Robots in Space #72, We discuss why no one came to a certain party, what kind of help for the holidays a robot provided and a new form of propulsion.  Plus, our picks and the question of the week.

* Professor Hawking tries to prove time travel by sending out invitations for a party four years ago

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/10488058/Professor-Hawking-tries-to-prove-time-travel-by-sending-out-invitations-for-party-four-years-ago.html

*  A rabbi and a robot walk into a Hanukkah party…
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57614291-1/a-rabbi-and-a-robot-walk-into-a-hanukkah-party../

* Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture touts its new rocket engine

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-space-venture-touts-its-new-rocket-2D11687371

* Our Audible.com pick; The Expedition: Expedition, Book 1 by Loren Robinson
http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Expedition-Audiobook/B002V5CSRK/ref=a_search_c4_2_5_srImg?qid=1386894121&sr=2-5

* Our entertainment pick;

Almost Human episode "Blood Brothers"

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7U0DJ4?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B00H7U0DJ4&linkCode=xm2&tag=galacnetca-20

Space 1999 episode “Black Sun”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DYPZ9A4?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B00DYPZ9A4&linkCode=xm2&tag=galacnetca-20

Largest ever photo of the night sky

http://petapixel.com/2011/05/04/amateur-photographer-shoots-largest-ever-photo-of-the-night-sky/

http://skysurvey.org/blog/2011/2/17/for-all-the-nights-stars

http://media.skysurvey.org/interactive360/index.html

* And the question of the week...

If you had a robot sidekick, what would its name be? and what would it do?

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