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Monthly Archives: November 2011
MSL Sky Crane on Scientific American’s Guest Blog
Regular readers of Vintage Space will know that I’m fascinated by landings – the challenges of both landing on Earth and on other planets. Within this latter vein, I’ve lately become completely mesmerized with the Mars Science Laboratory’s (MSL’s) Sky … Continue reading
Posted in History of Space Science, Planetary Science, Unmanned Spaceflight
Tagged Landing Systems, Mars, NASA
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NASA’s First Interplanetary Journey: Venus
Venus has always held a certain fascination for sky-gazers. It’s the brightest object aside from the Sun and the Moon and it’s been named for three goddesses of love: the Roman Venus, the Greek Aphrodite, and the Babylonian Ishtar. As … Continue reading
Vintage Space Fun Fact: First Words of the Second Landing
There must have been immense pressure on Neil Armstrong when he landed on the moon. Not just about setting the Lunar Module (LM) down safely or walking on the moon’s surface. The whole world was listening. If he tripped over … Continue reading
Vintage Space Fun Fact: Rorschach Tests
When faced with a Rorschach test – the famous inkblots cards that are supposed to give a psychologist deep insight into your psyche – how are you supposed to answer? For the Mercury astronaut candidates, they knew their answers could make … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Gemini, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury
Tagged Astronaut Selection, Conrad, NASA, Skylab
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Carnival of Space #223
It’s been a busy week for space blogs, so we’ve got a packed Carnival of Space. Let’s look at what’s been going on in my favourite way: starting from way out in deep space and coming all the way back … Continue reading
Posted in Manned Spaceflight, Planetary Science, Unmanned Spaceflight
Tagged Carnival of Space
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The Problems of Simulating Mars on Earth
The psychological stress of spaceflight has always been a concern. One of the reasons there was so much banter during Apollo missions was because NASA was worried that if the astronauts stopped moving and had an opportunity to really think … Continue reading
Pluto: It’s Still Out There
My recent post on the history of Pluto got me thinking about why I’m more interested in the story of Pluto than the ongoing debate about its status. I decided to look at some of the bigger and more common … Continue reading
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