Three Men, Many Futures: Apollo 1 in Photographs Reviewed
A newly published book reclaims the three Apollo 1 astronauts from tragedy. The following article addresses the Apollo 1 fire
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“To Charlie Duke…I am so sorry. My best, John Young’s GI Tract.” NASA photo. Recently, the great web site io9 published some Very Important Information
John Young, 1965. He was approximately my age (34) in this Life magazine photo. Happy birthday to Floridian badass and originator of the Blue
“Oh thank you, I seriously thought I was going to jail over my taxes. Now I can go back to my normal everyday activities, which
Gus Grissom’s facial expression above sums up my reaction to the newly-released Apollo 18 movie. 1959 photo from Life magazine. Yes, I did pay $10
“Yeah. They said I couldn’t be an astronaut. I got turned down a couple of times, got slapped by a couple of angry stewardesses who
Because Jack was once on Apollo 7’s support crew. Poor guy. 1968 Life magazine photo. Jack was a CAPCOM during Apollo 7, and was the
In April 1972, the Apollo moon missions were winding down, and Apollo 16 was launched into history for a few unique reasons. It was the
“Dammit. Life Magazine has interrupted my ‘How to Get the Laydeez’ tutorial. No big deal. My tutorial next week involves tried and true tips like,
From left, Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, and Jack Swigert, May 1970 The photo is courtesy of a Life Magazine shoot apparently done in Jack’s bachelor
“And there are no laydeez in the desert. This is just great…thanks…” From left – Jack Swigert, some dude, Thomas Mattingly, and Charlie Duke. Emily
From left, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise, April/May 1970 This picture dates from around April/May 1970, after Apollo 13 came back to Earth
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