Once in four years, we gain an extra day. Why does it have to be a Monday? Who decided this? … Read more Leap day
Project Gemini loses a crew
Elliot See and Charlie Bassett * Fifty years ago today, February 28 Gemini 9 coming down… Read more Project Gemini loses a crew
Commercial-free Super Bowl!
In a surprise move, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that as a demonstration of support for victims of brain trauma,… Read more Commercial-free Super Bowl!
The stuff dreams are made of
Although the mission was barely a minute old, CNN’s Tom Minter was summing up the successful launch, milliseconds from… Read more The stuff dreams are made of
A poem for the new year
Canvas (New Year’s Eve) You’ve lost your rear wheels decades ago on the long road from Hong Kong driving all… Read more A poem for the new year
Five in hand
May your years be kind I remember the past in baseball cards, each year a different design sporting an outdated… Read more Five in hand
Winter solstice
Today marks the winter solstice. Which means that in just six months, the days will begin getting shorter.
Influenced from above
Only an accident gave us pictures of a Gemini capsule in flight. If all had gone by the plan, Gemini… Read more Influenced from above
50th anniversary — a rendezvous in space
Gemini 7/6 December 4 – 18, 1965 * December. The first Christmas mission. Gemini 7 going first, launched under a… Read more 50th anniversary — a rendezvous in space
Be vigilant
A reminder from Homeland Security to be vigilant this holiday weekend. For Thanksgiving, inform on a neighbor, family member or… Read more Be vigilant
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