Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
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Gen. Tom Stafford bravely deals with my nervous giggling and dorkiness. April 14, 2012. Photo by me. I’m basically copying this text from my Tumblr
Yuri Gagarin, Ed White and Jim McDivitt enjoy a handshake, mid-1960s. Emily Carney is a writer, space enthusiast, and creator of the This Space
I am not worthy. I AM NOT WORTHY, etc. Next Saturday, April 14, Kennedy Space Center will be having an Apollo 16 40th Anniversary Event.
The National Space Society is pleased to announce that Project Mercury astronauts, Senator John Glenn and Commander Scott Carpenter, will be the featured guests at
“Yeah. I walked on the moon. So what.” Screencap from When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions. Motivation by John Watts Young. John Young, super
The National Space Society salutes former astronaut and member of the NSS Board of Governors, John Glenn, Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his historic
Feb. 16, 2012 WASHINGTON — Feb. 20 marks the 50th anniversary of the day in 1962 when U.S. Sen. John Glenn piloted his Friendship 7
The last week of January includes an annual observance to remember those who lost their lives in pursuing a goal of human spaceflight. President Obama
Before the Old Spice Guy was even alive, Jack Swigert existed. Jack Swigert prepares to get his parachute training on, late 1960s. NASA photo.
“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
Because every girl’s crazy about a sharp dressed man. Pete Conrad and his wife, Jane, 1970. Photo from Retro Space Images. My resolution for 2012
This blog post was inspired by this blog post on Rookiemag.com, so enjoy. There are three basic facial expressions used by former NASA astronaut/general serious
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