Book Review: A Future Spacefaring Society
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
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“He’s not heavy, he’s my brother”: Jim Worden wheels Al Worden around at Al’s 50th birthday party in 1982. The wheelchair was a joke. The...
Al Worden’s family waves goodbye to him prior to his launch to the Moon in July 1971. He is flanked by crewmembers Dave Scott (front)...
Did you miss me? 2014 photo at Kennedy Space Center, me with the Interstellar spacesuit. SO I LIED. I said I wasn’t going to update...
(With apologies to Douglas Adams) I have decided after some consideration to end this blog, which was started in November 2010. Since that time,...
The Russian National Anthem, presented Friday, February 7, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies. At about 1:45, cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev, Yelena Serova, Svetlana...
Deke Slayton, Bob Crippen, and John Young pose with STYLE at Third Century America, Kennedy Space Center, in 1976. NASA photo. Now that I...
Jack Swigert, 1951. BEFORE THA LADIES!!!!! Look at that baby face. Jack plays football at the University of Colorado, 1952-ish. Fun fact: Jack’s nickname...
If you’re lucky enough to visit Florida’s Space Coast, there are a few unsung places that will provide excitement to dedicated space enthusiasts who love...
Plaque at LC-34 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Sunday, January 27, 2013. Photo by me. On Sunday, January 27, I was honored to have...
Scott and Rene Carpenter cut a rug before his 1962 orbital mission. LIFE magazine photo. I spend too much time writing about astronauts, so I...
In a few weeks, the 46th anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire will be upon us. Sometimes I wonder what Gus Grissom would have done...
…The Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center. More information about this news at Spaceflight Now. Your thoughts? Feel free to share them in the comments....
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