Wally Funk, member of the “Mercury 13.” She could have become the first Wally in space, beating out Mercury astronaut… Read more Wally Funk: The first Wally
Some of my Space Shuttles are missing!
Missing. . . yet they’re all in this book. ***** With the flight of Artemis II, I was reminded of… Read more Some of my Space Shuttles are missing!
Don’t call it a capsule
The Artemis II spacecraft splashes down. ****** They called it the view from inside the capsule. The Artemis II crew… Read more Don’t call it a capsule
Words from a space relic
Earthrise from Artemis II.\\ ***** Nine minutes until splashdown. We have a visual of the spacecraft. Standing by for communications.… Read more Words from a space relic
Friendship 7: a memory recovered
February 20, 1962: John Glenn and Friendship 7 orbit the Earth three times. ***** February 20 arrives again, this year,… Read more Friendship 7: a memory recovered
Gemini: a gem of a spacecraft
Wally Schirra: “For the third time, go!” * I’ve been thinking of Project Gemini this week, the 60th anniversary… Read more Gemini: a gem of a spacecraft
A farewell to the Shuttle program, Part 5
***** Part 5: Farewell Shuttle; hello moon I was back in the USA long before the Shuttle flew again, living… Read more A farewell to the Shuttle program, Part 5
John Noble Wilford, 1933 – 2025
John Noble Wilford, Jr., age 92, born in Murray, Kentucky on October 4, 1933 — 24 years to the day… Read more John Noble Wilford, 1933 – 2025
A farewell to the Shuttle program, Part 4
The cover of Countdown‘s return-to-flight issue, October 1988 ***** Part 4: Is the dream alive? As the months passed after… Read more A farewell to the Shuttle program, Part 4
A farewell to the Shuttle program, Part 3
The cover of the July 1986 issue of Countdown, covering the investigation into the Challenger accident. ***** Part 3: Tuesday,… Read more A farewell to the Shuttle program, Part 3
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