Fifty years ago today, December 15, precisely at 7 p.m. EST, NASA began bringing Saturn V #503 to life, the… Read more Fifty years ago: The countdown begins
Opening the road to the moon
Fifty years ago today On Apollo 7’s 263th revolution of the earth, over Hawaii, fifty years ago today, October… Read more Opening the road to the moon
Lights, camera, action!
First TV from an American spaceflight Fifty years ago today, October 14, on the 45th orbit of Apollo 7, as… Read more Lights, camera, action!
The last Mercury astronaut dies
Betty Grissom with the “other six” Mercury astronauts It’s as if the last of Mercury astronauts died. Betty Grissom, 91,… Read more The last Mercury astronaut dies
Apollo launched 50 years ago
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 7, the first to carry astronauts, for an eleven-day… Read more Apollo launched 50 years ago
Trump pardons Booth
FAKE FAKE NEWS — June 1, 2018: President Trump this morning posthumously pardoned John Wilkes Booth. “John Wilkes… Read more Trump pardons Booth
Alan Bean (1932-2018)
He was the fourth to set foot on the moon. Now only four of the twelve remain and too soon… Read more Alan Bean (1932-2018)
Fifty years ago . . . and instantly forgotten
“Skirts up” — the interstage skirt is jettisoned by the troubled second stage of the Saturn V. It began… Read more Fifty years ago . . . and instantly forgotten
X Minus Zero
Sixty years ago today “T minus one minute and counting.” The term “T minus” seems as old as the space… Read more X Minus Zero
The Lunar Module earns its legs
Fifty years ago today, SA-204 finally flies Fifty years ago today, January 22nd, the first lunar module was… Read more The Lunar Module earns its legs
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