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

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We had egg on our faces. Those dirty Soviets had managed to beat us to it. On April 12, 1961 we were humiliated as
Their mission was almost complete, and we lost them so close to home. The men and women of the Columbia had journeyed more than
February 1, 2003 Rick D. Husband William C. McCool Michael P. Anderson Ilan Ramon Kalpana Chawla David M. Brown Laurel Clark High Flight Oh!
Read MoreLt. General Scobee.. A son remembers… “…In the years after Challenger, Rich Scobee embarked on his own military career as an F-16 fighter pilot.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 1986 Michael J. Smith Dick Scobee Ronald McNair Ellison Onizuka Christa McAuliffe Gregory Jarvis Judith Resnick
Read MoreLadies and Gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today
Read MoreJanuary 27, 1967 Virgil I. Grissom, Jr. Edward H. White, II Roger B. Chaffee High Flight Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of
Read MoreThe Pink Flamingo believes this may have been the most significant moment in my life. There are certain things that set the stage for
Read MoreI fell in love with ‘space’ when I was just a little kid. Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968. The next night, my
Read MoreThursday morning, on Twitter, I replied to a small poll. Did I believe the moon landings were real. Of course I do. I may
Read MoreThere 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,
Read MoreBuzz 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
Read MoreThis was first published on July 20, 2017. The first food and drink consumed on the surface of a world other than Earth was
Read More“One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” “…Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Americans
Read MoreOnce upon a time, a Democrat to said these words and ignited a dream that brought the United States its greatest moment. Sad, isn’t
Read MoreThe footage from the ISS is stunning. I don’t like the music, but it is well wroth watching. I finally muted the music, which
Read MoreThis afternoon Rush Limbaugh was bemoaning the fate of the Millennial Generation. They live in abject fear of imminent planetary destruction due to Global
Read MoreDid you know Republicans have a tendency to be better informed about science than Democrats? This is the first of three parts examining the
Read MoreI remember well the old NASA funding wars of the 1980s when the Democrats did everything they could not only to cut every science
Read MoreI’ve almost given up Lent for Lent, this year. I can’t even locate my Bible or Prayer Book! They’re packed in a box, someone
Read MoreOn February 20, 1962 my sister was having a birthday party. I thought it was to celebrate John Glenn’s Friendship 7 flight. My grandmother
Read MoreI was going to rant and rail about a truly nasty troll attack on Thursday evening. Then, I was hit with some of the
Read MoreJames Tiberius Kirk (the original) See #2 below – Faith of the Heart – every dream of the future Being able to grow up
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreIt isn’t very often that we get to see our wildest dreams come true (or start to come true), but I just did. Back
Read MoreThis is the game-changer, if we allow it to be. I can wax poetic about the discovery of running water on Mars. In order
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Clyde Tombaugh visited Pluto, or at least his ashes did. When I was a kid, in school, we would order paperback books
Read More“…”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
Read MoreSpace… the final frontier. These are the continuing voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds… to seek out
Read MoreThere are some people who’s passing create a dent in our lives, even if meeting only once. Carl Sagan was one of those. Erick
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