July 19, 2019

Humans landed on the moon 50 years ago, and it’s still freaking awesome

The Apollo 11 moon landing changed our understanding of the solar system.

For one, it was a huge engineering accomplishment to get humans to the moon and back. “It took around 400,000 people to land humankind on the moon,” astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11’s command module pilot who did not land on the surface of the moon, reminds us in Google’s commemorative Doodle video. Those were engineers, coders, scientists, mechanics, doctors, and so many more professions working in concert to make the mission a success.

Watch here

June 21, 2019

Amazon Breaks Ground

SCHODACK, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Groundwork happening Thursday at the site of a future Amazon distribution center in Schodack. This, the same day it was announced the property for the facility was bought by a developer for $3.1 million.

Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin looks forward to the 1-million-square-foot distribution center coming to Schodack. He says it’ll create 800 jobs once fully operational.

“It’s a game changer for the county, for the area, for the folks that need jobs,” he said. “It’s going to begin the real development of that highway out there as a place to do business.”

June 19, 2019