**** With our spacesuits off and hammocks strung crisscross in the Falcon’s cabin, what a good night sleep we have… Read more July 31: Apollo 15 takes the first ride on the moon
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July 30, 1971: Apollo 15 lands in the mountains of the moon
**** 1. Floating through the mountains “Take care of home, Al. We’ll be back in three days.” It’s time to go exploring. We… Read more July 30, 1971: Apollo 15 lands in the mountains of the moon
July 29: Apollo 15 enters orbit
****** Are you ready? Are you ready, my friend, for the moon? We’re almost there — let’s kick the door open on… Read more July 29: Apollo 15 enters orbit
50 years ago: Launch of Apollo 15, the first great expedition to the moon
**** Dawn, July 26, 1971: Look at it out there, Saturn V #510. Our Saturn V. Looks just like the nine that have… Read more 50 years ago: Launch of Apollo 15, the first great expedition to the moon
Sixty years ago: America’s second suborbital Mercury flight
***** “Can see the water coming right on up.” As viewed by the periscope, the water appears to rise rise as… Read more Sixty years ago: America’s second suborbital Mercury flight
John Glenn born 100 years ago
Today, July 18, 2021, would have been John Glenn’s 100th birthday. **** Fireflies Under a hill that appears as the… Read more John Glenn born 100 years ago
50 years ago: The Soyuz 11 tragedy
*** Everything is going according to plan, I assure you. The hatch between the reentry module and orbital module of the… Read more 50 years ago: The Soyuz 11 tragedy
50 years ago: A new endurance record
For more than two weeks the peoples of the Soviet Union had thrilled to the flight, launched June 6, of Soyuz… Read more 50 years ago: A new endurance record
60 Years ago: The first American
* * Some say it looks crude, small, and simple, yet the Mercury capsule embodied an engineering beauty. Everything needed to… Read more 60 Years ago: The first American
Mike Collins (1930 – 2021)
* * (Much of this poem was adapted from the words of Michael Collins in his books, “Carrying the Fire”… Read more Mike Collins (1930 – 2021)
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