August 30, 1984: Discovery takes flight on its first mission and the 12th of the Shuttle program. ***** Here we… Read more Forty years ago: Discovery flies at last
Joe Engle, Aug. 26, 1932 – July 10, 2024
Joe Engle in his Apollo spacesuit. ***** They flew in from the east, high to avoid the mountains before making… Read more Joe Engle, Aug. 26, 1932 – July 10, 2024
Apollo 11 at 55: July 20 — the landing
***** More abstract art from the Flight Plan. REV 10 94:00 eat period …….95:00 CDR & LMP don LCG’s … Read more Apollo 11 at 55: July 20 — the landing
Apollo 11 at 55: Entering lunar orbit
*** It was LOI Day, July 19, 1969, Lunar Orbit Insertion Day when Apollo 11 entered lunar orbit, one day… Read more Apollo 11 at 55: Entering lunar orbit
Apollo 11 at 55: Launch, July 16, 1969
***** ABSTRACT ART: The Apollo 11 Flight Plan * Launch and Earth Parking Orbit ………..Nominal launch time is 9:32 EDT… Read more Apollo 11 at 55: Launch, July 16, 1969
Forty years ago: “We have a cutoff!”
June 26, 1984: Steam clouds clear after Discovery’s first launch is aborted. ***** High-speed turbo-pumps whir and wrack seconds from… Read more Forty years ago: “We have a cutoff!”
Apollo 8’s Bill Anders, 1933 – 2024
Bill Anders, who died a pilot’s death. ***** First and foremost, he was a Lunar Module Pilot, slotted to fly… Read more Apollo 8’s Bill Anders, 1933 – 2024
55 years ago: Apollo 10 makes vital flight
May 22, 1969: The upper stage of Snoopy with Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan returns to the command ship, Charlie… Read more 55 years ago: Apollo 10 makes vital flight
Forty years ago: A last minute switch in Mission 11’s landing
April 13, 1984: This isn’t Florida! Challenger’s landing, diverted to Edwards Air Force Base, kicks up California dust on the… Read more Forty years ago: A last minute switch in Mission 11’s landing
Forty years ago: Reviving Solar Max
April 11, 1984: Ox von Hoften, left, and Pinky Nelson, on the end of the robot arm, work on the… Read more Forty years ago: Reviving Solar Max
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