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40 years ago: Time to dream again

Posted on December 29, 2020 by etiptree

*             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

Chuck Yeager (1923 – 2020)

Posted on December 8, 2020 by etiptree

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

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by etiptree

*             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

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by etiptree

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

Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 by etiptree

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

Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 by etiptree

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

Posted on July 18, 2019 by etiptree

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

Posted on July 17, 2019 by etiptree

  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

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by etiptree

  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?

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 by etiptree

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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