Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
Astronauts
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Bob Crippen did not discover self-tanner, but he certainly must have discovered something to “extend and prolong that St. Tropez tan.” Bob and John Young
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
Here’s a clip of Neil Armstrong, semi-reclusive Gemini 8 and Apollo 11 astronaut, doing a TV spot for Chrysler vehicles in 1979. Neil did a
John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, and Friendship 7 from “An Evening with Two Mercury Astronauts,” from the National Air and Space Museum, June 23, 2011.
“Who wears short shorts? We wear short shorts.” Sally Ride, sans short shorts, on the space shuttle Challenger’s flight deck. NASA photo. It’s hard for
Collins, like, raps, cats. 1969 Life magazine photo. Most manned spaceflight enthusiasts have been wholly familiarized with the stories of the two moon-walkers of Apollo
VERSUS NASA photos, 1968. Because this is an important blog about science. U.S. Air Force Colonel James McDivitt (Gemini 4 and Apollo 9) is pictured
Neil Armstrong in a pensive mood, 1969. Life magazine portrait. If you’ve never read First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, the excellent
“Do these orange jumpsuits camouflage us? No…? THEY LIED TO US!” Unidentified astronaut, Jack Swigert, and Charlie Duke work the survival training look, 1967. Image
This picture is kind of a cop-out, because it never happened in real life. But, keep on reading. NASA portrait, late 1960s – early 1970s.
“Wow, thanks! Getting the Swinging Bachelor of the Decade 1961 – 1970 Award has been the highlight of my professional life. I’d like to thank
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
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher: Hardwired Date: January, 1996 ISBN:
