He was the fourth to set foot on the moon. Now only four of the twelve remain and too soon… Read more Alan Bean (1932-2018)
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Fifty years ago . . . and instantly forgotten
“Skirts up” — the interstage skirt is jettisoned by the troubled second stage of the Saturn V. It began… Read more Fifty years ago . . . and instantly forgotten
X Minus Zero
Sixty years ago today “T minus one minute and counting.” The term “T minus” seems as old as the space… Read more X Minus Zero
The Lunar Module earns its legs
Fifty years ago today, SA-204 finally flies Fifty years ago today, January 22nd, the first lunar module was… Read more The Lunar Module earns its legs
A poem for an anniversary
Haven’t posted much poetry recently, but here’s a poem in honor of January 20th: My silence matches yours… Read more A poem for an anniversary
The Forever Astronaut
John W. Young, member of the second group of astronauts (1962), has died at age 87. The only person to… Read more The Forever Astronaut
Death of free-flying astronaut
Former astronaut Bruce McCandless, 80, has died. A member of the astronaut class of 1966, he never got to… Read more Death of free-flying astronaut
45 years ago: The last walk on the moon
Forty-five years ago today, two Apollo astronauts took the final walk on the moon. Today only someone beyond the… Read more 45 years ago: The last walk on the moon
First motion
The first Saturn V was launched 50 years ago today The journey that would culminate in the first moon landing… Read more First motion
“Ride ’em, cowboy!”
Dick Gordon on an EVA during Gemini 11. Richard F. Gordon, member of the third group of astronauts, pilot… Read more “Ride ’em, cowboy!”
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