Gemini 9 Exhausting. From the start. And now this. So much to do on short 72-hour Gemini missions. On… Read more 50 years ago: The fog of spaceflight
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50 years ago today: Into the drink
Gemini 9 We’re button in our Gemini capsule, aiming 11:41 EDT launch. Two countdowns are underway at once. Over… Read more 50 years ago today: Into the drink
From the cloud
The Moon as … map of the Earth The moon as iris in a milky… Read more From the cloud
A parable
When the Spanish explorer Francisco Cervelli discovered the Paredes Islands, he found that the natives “are not savages, but actually… Read more A parable
Leap day
Once in four years, we gain an extra day. Why does it have to be a Monday? Who decided this? … Read more Leap day
Project Gemini loses a crew
Elliot See and Charlie Bassett * Fifty years ago today, February 28 Gemini 9 coming down… Read more Project Gemini loses a crew
Commercial-free Super Bowl!
In a surprise move, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that as a demonstration of support for victims of brain trauma,… Read more Commercial-free Super Bowl!
A poem for the new year
Canvas (New Year’s Eve) You’ve lost your rear wheels decades ago on the long road from Hong Kong driving all… Read more A poem for the new year
Winter solstice
Today marks the winter solstice. Which means that in just six months, the days will begin getting shorter.
Influenced from above
Only an accident gave us pictures of a Gemini capsule in flight. If all had gone by the plan, Gemini… Read more Influenced from above
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