Space: Gemini 6 Oct. 25, 1965 Rendezvous, the key to the moon, to our future in space. Rendezvous,… Read more ‘No Joy’
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Back to the past
Essays: Wednesday, October 21, 2015… I hadn’t seen the movie in years, had completely forgotten the year they… Read more Back to the past
50th anniversary — Eight Days or Bust!
Space: Gemini 5. Aug. 21-29, 1965 Endure. For the first time, a shot to beat the Russians. Capture… Read more 50th anniversary — Eight Days or Bust!
A day of lasts
Space: At 3 p.m. today, July 15, 2015, NASA will release the first close-up photos of Pluto following yesterdays… Read more A day of lasts
50 years ago: A walk in space
Space: Fifty years ago today, June 3 — GT-4 Accelerate the program, a flight every eight-to-ten weeks. Through… Read more 50 years ago: A walk in space
As the century turns
Essays: I’ve been hit by waves of nostalgia for those distant days at the turn of the century, 2006… Read more As the century turns
Fifty years ago today, March 23: Gemini 3
Space: A gulf of twenty months passing since the flight of Gordo Cooper in Faith 7. A different… Read more Fifty years ago today, March 23: Gemini 3
The fires of the past
Poetry: 48th Anniversary of the Apollo fire remembered in verse Perfect vision Nothing happening outside the window,… Read more The fires of the past
Anniversaries & a beginning
Introduction: Anniversaries and a beginning January 17th I live for anniversaries of all kinds, my way of keeping the… Read more Anniversaries & a beginning
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