* After a three-day voyage home, our Apollo 14 mission, the third landing on the moon, makes a bullseye splashdown… Read more 50 years ago: The last “H” mission ends
50 years ago: Apollo 14 — Lost on Cone Crater
* With a call to Houston two hours before our scheduled wake-up time, we begin our second — and final… Read more 50 years ago: Apollo 14 — Lost on Cone Crater
50 years ago: Apollo 14 lands on the moon
* It’s February 5, 1971 — and it’s going to be a long one for us, the crew of Apollo… Read more 50 years ago: Apollo 14 lands on the moon
60 Years ago: A wild ride aboard MR -2
It’s January 31, 1961, exactly three years since the United States launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, just 6 ft.… Read more 60 Years ago: A wild ride aboard MR -2
50 Years ago: Returning to the moon
There’s an old truth in aviation and space circles: If someone dies in an accident, the delay afterwards is much longer… Read more 50 Years ago: Returning to the moon
40 years ago: Time to dream again
* 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
60 years ago today: Mercury rising
We’re at the Cape, December 19, 1960, for the first of the real Mercury missions. In an unmanned test, a Redstone… Read more 60 years ago today: Mercury rising
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: Thundering (briefly) to life
* * Ignition! Fifty years ago today, September 30, the five F-1 engines of the final Saturn V built, SA-515, roared… Read more 50 years ago: Thundering (briefly) to life
50 years ago: Destination Museum not Moon
* * Gone. After a summer of rumors, proposals, alternate plans. Gone. After another round of budget cuts. Gone. The final two Apollo… Read more 50 years ago: Destination Museum not Moon
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