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50 Years Ago Today!

February 20, 2019February 3, 2019 20th Century US, American, NASA, NASA History, Russian Space Program, SPACE

We had egg on our faces. Those dirty Soviets had managed to beat us to it. On April 12, 1961 we were humiliated as

George W. Bush – Columbia Speech

February 1, 2019December 21, 2018 George W. Bush, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, STS 2

Their mission was almost complete, and we lost them so close to home. The men and women of the Columbia had journeyed more than

Godspeed Columbia

February 1, 2019December 21, 2018 George W. Bush, NASA, NASA History, STS

February 1, 2003 Rick D. Husband William C. McCool Michael P. Anderson Ilan Ramon Kalpana Chawla David M. Brown Laurel Clark High Flight Oh!

Remember

January 30, 2019January 28, 2019 MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, SPACE

Lt. General Scobee.. A son remembers… “…In the years after Challenger, Rich Scobee embarked on his own military career as an F-16 fighter pilot.

Godspeed Challenger

January 28, 2019December 21, 2018 NASA, NASA History, Ronald Reagan, STS

January 28, 1986 Michael J. Smith Dick Scobee Ronald McNair Ellison Onizuka Christa McAuliffe Gregory Jarvis Judith Resnick

Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Speech

January 28, 2019December 21, 2018 NASA, NASA History, Ronald Reagan

Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today

Godspeed Apollo I

January 27, 2019December 21, 2018 Apollo Program, NASA, NASA History, SPACE 2

January 27, 1967 Virgil I. Grissom, Jr. Edward H. White, II Roger B. Chaffee High Flight Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of

My Greatest Christmas Eve – Ever

December 24, 2018December 21, 2018 Apollo Program, NASA, NASA History, PERSONAL

The Pink Flamingo believes this may have been the most significant moment in my life. There are certain things that set the stage for

Apollo 8

December 22, 2018December 21, 2018 20th Century US, Apollo Program, CULTURE, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, PERSONAL, SCIENCE, SPACE, Technology

I fell in love with ‘space’ when I was just a little kid. Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968. The next night, my

Stupid Is As Stupid Does

October 26, 2018October 25, 2018 MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, SPACE

Thursday morning, on Twitter, I replied to a small poll. Did I believe the moon landings were real. Of course I do. I may

First Man

September 1, 2018August 31, 2018 Apollo Program, CULTURE, NASA, NASA History, SPACE

There is a new biopic about Neil Armstrong staring Ryan Gosling. Sorry, I’ve heard his name, but have never seen anything he’s been in,

Buzz Aldrin’s WPost Editorial

July 21, 2018July 6, 2018 Advanced Systems, Apollo Program, Destroying NASA, NASA, NASA History, SPACE

Buzz Aldrin’s editorial was published on July 16,2009. There is one thing about Buzz Aldrin that has never changed. He, above everyone else who

The First Food & Drink Consumed on the Moon

July 20, 2018November 26, 2017 Apollo Program, Christian History, Episcopal Church, Faith, NASA, NASA History, Persecution

This was first published on July 20, 2017. The first food and drink consumed on the surface of a world other than Earth was

One Small Step

July 19, 2018July 6, 2018 Apollo Program, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, SPACE

“One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” “…Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Americans

For All Mankind….What Was That One Small Step?

July 14, 2018July 14, 2018 Apollo Program, Destroying NASA, NASA, NASA History

Once upon a time, a Democrat to said these words and ignited a dream that brought the United States its greatest moment. Sad, isn’t

Space 101

May 4, 2017May 3, 2017 Advanced Systems, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, NASA, NASA History, Private Space Systems, Rush Limbaugh, SCIENCE, Science Fiction, Snowflakes, SPACE, Star Trek, Vulcanology

This afternoon Rush Limbaugh was bemoaning the fate of the Millennial Generation. They live in abject fear of imminent planetary destruction due to Global

Godspeed John Glenn

December 9, 2016December 8, 2016 CULTURE, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, SPACE, Ted Williams

On February 20, 1962 my sister was having a birthday party. I thought it was to celebrate John Glenn’s Friendship 7 flight. My grandmother

Tired of the Harassment, Lies, Attacks

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 CULTURE, Destroying NASA, NASA, NASA History, SPACE

I was going to rant and rail about a truly nasty troll attack on Thursday evening. Then, I was hit with some of the

My Over-Indulgent Star Trek 50

September 9, 2016September 8, 2016 Art, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, Science Fiction, SPACE, Star Trek

James Tiberius Kirk (the original) See #2 below – Faith of the Heart – every dream of the future Being able to grow up

Fifty Years Ago Today the World Changed

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Art, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Music, NASA, NASA History, Science Fiction, SPACE, Star Trek

The Original Series (1966–69) The Animated Series (1973–74) The Next Generation (1987–94) Deep Space Nine (1993–99) Voyager (1995–2001) Enterprise (2001–05) Discovery (beginning 2017) The

The Moon Also Rises

December 14, 2015December 12, 2015 Advanced Systems, Barack Obama, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Destroying NASA, ECONOMY, HISTORY, ISS, Jimmy Carter, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, Newt Gingrich, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Private Space Systems, REPUBLICAN, Ronald Reagan, SCIENCE, Science Fiction, SPACE

It isn’t very often that we get to see our wildest dreams come true (or start to come true), but I just did. Back

Water on Mars

September 29, 2015September 28, 2015 Advanced Systems, CULTURE, Democratic Party, Destroying NASA, ECONOMY, HISTORY, NASA, NASA History, Obama Administration, Planetary, POLITICAL, Republican Party, SCIENCE, SPACE, Star Trek

This is the game-changer, if we allow it to be. I can wax poetic about the discovery of running water on Mars. In order

The Most Important News of the Day: Clyde Tombaugh

July 15, 2015July 14, 2015 Destroying NASA, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, Planetary, SCIENCE, SPACE

On Tuesday, Clyde Tombaugh visited Pluto, or at least his ashes did. When I was a kid, in school, we would order paperback books

John Glenn (hero) Verses Ken Ham (idiot)

June 8, 2015June 6, 2015 Astronomy, ATI, Bill Gothard, Christian Patriarchy Movement, CHRISTIAN RECONSTRUCTION, Christian Reconstructionism, CONSERVATIVE, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Evolution, FAITH, Faith, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, Planetary, SCIENCE, Science Fiction, SPACE, Star Trek 6

“…”I don’t see that I’m any less religious by the fact that I can appreciate the fact that science just records that we

Where No One Has Gone Before…

February 28, 2015February 28, 2015 Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, CULTURE, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, PERSONAL, Science Fiction, SPACE, Star Trek, Star Trek Inventions

Space… the final frontier. These are the continuing voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds… to seek out

The Wanderers Narrated by Carl Sagan

December 3, 2014November 30, 2014 Advanced Systems, Astronomy, NASA, NASA History, Planetary, SPACE

There are some people who’s passing create a dent in our lives, even if meeting only once. Carl Sagan was one of those. Erick

Can Space Industries Survive an Explosive Week

November 3, 2014November 2, 2014 MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, Private Space Systems, Russian Space Program, SPACE

It is a dumb headline: Can Space Industry Survive 2 Explosions in 4 Days? Of course it can. It’s a stupid headline to generate

Space, Finally!

September 17, 2014September 17, 2014 Advanced Systems, CCtCAP, Commercial Crew Program, NASA, NASA History, Private Space Systems, SPACE

One of these days we’re finally going to be back in the space business. On Tuesday, NASA (a name which has almost disappeared from

PART IV: The Modest Christian Woman

May 22, 2014May 10, 2018 Art, Astronomy, Barihunks, Baritones, Christian History, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Complementarianism, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, James Bond, MAIN PAGE, Music, NASA, NASA History, Opera, OPERA, Religious Cults, SCIENCE, Science Fiction, SPACE, Star Trek 2

What is porn for women? Do you, like the men of the ATI religious right, and the women who enable them, have a dirty

Why Humans Must Explore Space

July 20, 2013July 16, 2013 20th Century US, Advanced Systems, Apollo Program, Art, Astronomy, Ayn Rand, Classic TV, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Destroying NASA, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Far Righ Loons, Koch Brothers, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, PERSONAL, Planetary, Private Space Systems, Russian Space Program, SCIENCE, SPACE, Star Trek, Tea Party Patriots

Have you ever stopped to consider what might happen in space exploration if the Koch Machine had money riding on it? Have you ever