NASA photo, March 13, 1969: “The Apollo 9 crewmen arrive aboard the USS Guadalcanal as they step from a helicopter to receive a red-carpet welcome. Two of the crewmen salute the crowd of newsmen, Navy and NASA personnel gathered to greet them. Left to right, are astronauts Russell L. Schweickart, David R. Scott, and James A. McDivitt. Splashdown occurred at 12:00:53 p.m. (EST), March 13, 1969, only 4.5 nautical miles from the USS Guadalcanal, prime recovery ship, to conclude a successful 10-day Earth-orbital space mission.”

This Space Available is going on a hiatus for the time being – but don’t despair, the previous posts will always be accessible, and I’m not going anywhere. I am taking a break from this space to focus on a bigger project that will take up all of my time for the next year, and I think fans of this blog will enjoy it.

Until then, you can find me on Facebook, on Space Hipsters. And I will be speaking at Spacefest IX in July, as well. See you there for the time being!

Emily Carney is a writer, space enthusiast, and creator of the This Space Available space blog, published since 2010. In January 2019, Emily’s This Space Available blog was incorporated into the National Space Society’s blog. The content of Emily’s blog can be accessed via the This Space Available blog category.

Note: The views expressed in This Space Available are those of the author and should not be considered as representing the positions or views of the National Space Society.