Haven’t posted much poetry recently, but here’s a poem in honor of January 20th: My silence matches yours… Read more A poem for an anniversary
The Forever Astronaut
John W. Young, member of the second group of astronauts (1962), has died at age 87. The only person to… Read more The Forever Astronaut
Death of free-flying astronaut
Former astronaut Bruce McCandless, 80, has died. A member of the astronaut class of 1966, he never got to… Read more Death of free-flying astronaut
45 years ago: The last walk on the moon
Forty-five years ago today, two Apollo astronauts took the final walk on the moon. Today only someone beyond the… Read more 45 years ago: The last walk on the moon
First motion
The first Saturn V was launched 50 years ago today The journey that would culminate in the first moon landing… Read more First motion
“Ride ’em, cowboy!”
Dick Gordon on an EVA during Gemini 11. Richard F. Gordon, member of the third group of astronauts, pilot… Read more “Ride ’em, cowboy!”
60 years ago: the Space Age begins
On October 4, 1957, Sputnik opened ‘The Space Age’ . . . So when did it end? Sixty years ago… Read more 60 years ago: the Space Age begins
Cassini goes rogue!
Something strange is happening at Saturn. Little more than 12 hours before NASA planned to send the Cassini probe plunging… Read more Cassini goes rogue!
A measure beyond months
Voyager’s 40th anniversary Don’t call it the Grand Tour. The Grand Tour, four spacecraft richly equipped, costing nearly a billion… Read more A measure beyond months
Rollout!
Fifty years ago Dawn always appears as the primeval hour, one suitable for giants and dinosaurs. And never more… Read more Rollout!
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