*** OK, this time it’s for real — for you and me, and STS-3. We are Jack Lousma in the… Read more STS-3 landing: The ‘wheelie’
Forty years ago, STS-3: The wave off
*** Welcome aboard STS-3, the Shuttle’s third flight and first of 1982. We’re working through a blur of days aboard… Read more Forty years ago, STS-3: The wave off
70 years ago: The magazine issue that struck America’s imagination
*** This is it: The first of a series of issues of Collier’s magazine that sparked a public interest in… Read more 70 years ago: The magazine issue that struck America’s imagination
Forty years ago: The third Shuttle launch
*** Now this is a pleasant way to start our launch day — March 22, 1982 — we sleep in… Read more Forty years ago: The third Shuttle launch
60 Years ago: Deke Slayton & Delta 7
* * “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
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
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