Christmas Eve, early morning darkness over the United States. And over the moon, too, as Apollo 8, accelerated by… Read more 50 years ago: the moon & Earth
Into the lunar sphere
The earth from Apollo 8 on December 23, 1968 It happens without sight, sound or sensation. It happens on… Read more Into the lunar sphere
TLI: First launch to the moon
Fifty years ago this morning, December 21 . . . It begins as the faint gurgle and hydraulic hum,… Read more TLI: First launch to the moon
Fifty years ago: The countdown begins
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)
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