* Better late than never. It’s December 29, 1980. Although it seemed forever since March 1979 when the first true Space… Read more 40 years ago: Time to dream again
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Chuck Yeager (1923 – 2020)
Don’t. Don’t speak of ‘the right stuff.’ That phrase belonged to Tom Wolfe, not Chuck Yeager. * Use other words:… Read more Chuck Yeager (1923 – 2020)
50 years ago: Cold restart
* It’s cold, and not just in the hibernating Command Module. With most systems switched off to conserve power, the Lunar… Read more 50 years ago: Cold restart
Toward Summer
Toward summer A goal, a finish line, some horizon not so distance though not too near, as we take a… Read more Toward Summer
Apollo 11: Destination home
Wipe the sleepies from your eyes after a 9.5-hour sleep period after leaving lunar orbit. Wake up, wake up. It’s… Read more Apollo 11: Destination home
50 years ago: LOI day
It’s LOI Day — Lunar Orbit Insertion LOI day — definitely a different feel to it, a tension in the… Read more 50 years ago: LOI day
July 18, 1969: Into the moon’s embrace
The LM instrument panels and windows Flight day three, continuing our translunar coast, rolling against the sun, barbeque mode… Read more July 18, 1969: Into the moon’s embrace
July 17, 1969: Halfway to the moon
The Translunar Insertion (TLI) burn of the Saturn third stage sending us toward the moon is a day behind,… Read more July 17, 1969: Halfway to the moon
50 years ago today: Tower clear
Three minutes, 25 seconds and counting . . . Neil Armstrong reported back when he received the good wishes,… Read more 50 years ago today: Tower clear
The eve of a new era?
The service structure (right) rolls back. The countdown proceeding smoothly, July 15, 1969, the day before launch, perhaps the… Read more The eve of a new era?
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