April 8, 1984: George “Pinky” Nelson, flying the Manned Maneuvering Unit (bottom right), closes in for a try to dock… Read more Forty Years ago: Shuttle tries to snag a wobbly satellite
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Sixty years ago: Gemini takes flight for the first time (sort of)
April 8, 1964: The first Gemini, just a shell of the spacecraft, lifts off from Pad 19. ***** Sixty years… Read more Sixty years ago: Gemini takes flight for the first time (sort of)
Forty years ago: 11th Shuttle launches on the first mission to repair a satellite
The day after its April 6, 1984, launch, Challenger drops off the bus-size Long Duration Exposure Facility before continuing to… Read more Forty years ago: 11th Shuttle launches on the first mission to repair a satellite
Astronaut & Administrator Dick Truly 1937 – 2024
Dick Truly in front of the prototype Shuttle, Enterprise. ***** The obituaries certainly mention that he flew two Shuttle flights,… Read more Astronaut & Administrator Dick Truly 1937 – 2024
55 years ago: The Lunar Module flies solo
March 7 1969: Apollo 9’s Lunar Module, Spider, sets out on its solo flight. ***** A Spider’s song As with… Read more 55 years ago: The Lunar Module flies solo
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