* * “Delta 7, Delta 7, Canary Capcom. Deke, what is your status?” “Stand by one.” You are… Read more 60 Years ago: Deke Slayton & Delta 7
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60 years ago: ‘A real fireball’
**** The long wait. It’d started at the end of 1961, extended past the January 27 scrub, and now extended… Read more 60 years ago: ‘A real fireball’
Jan. 27: Not a day to fly
* * Delays — the delays in the launch of John Glenn and Mercury Atlas (MA)-6 might at last be… Read more Jan. 27: Not a day to fly
60 years ago: Enos in orbit in Mercury test
*** OK, this is it. This is November 29, 1961. This is Mercury Atlas (MA) -5, the dress rehearsal for… Read more 60 years ago: Enos in orbit in Mercury test
Forty years ago: Wheels down for the second time
**** It’s Nov 14, 1981, and aboard Columbia, we should have three more days in orbit — if not for… Read more Forty years ago: Wheels down for the second time
Forty years ago: Twice upon a time
**** Can you feel it? — today, November 12, 1981, is the day. It feels real. We’re going to make… Read more Forty years ago: Twice upon a time
60 years ago: Project Mercury tries for orbit
* * It’s time. Time for the Atlas booster to prove itself — or Project Mercury will fall into a… Read more 60 years ago: Project Mercury tries for orbit
Apollo 15: The collapsed parachute
***** It can happen in the first minute or, just when you think you’ve got it made, in the last… Read more Apollo 15: The collapsed parachute
60 years ago: The day-long flight of Vostok 2 and Cosmonaut G. Titov
***** On the evening of August 5, 1961, President John F. Kennedy is informed of evidence that the Soviets have… Read more 60 years ago: The day-long flight of Vostok 2 and Cosmonaut G. Titov
Aug. 5, 1971: Apollo 15 makes the first walk in deep space.
**** On the morning of August 5, 1971, we, Apollo 15, are headed home. It’s 14 hrs. since we left lunar… Read more Aug. 5, 1971: Apollo 15 makes the first walk in deep space.
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