Tag Archives: Kennedy

Vintage Space Favourites of 2012

Posted on January 1, 2013 by asteitel

The past twelve months have been very good ones. I’ve met and worked with some incredible people, ventured into the (often awkward) world of podcasts and webcasts, and have read and written more than I ever did in grad school. … Continue reading →

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Kennedy’s Public and Private Thoughts on Apollo

Posted on September 12, 2012 by asteitel

On September 12, 1962, President Kennedy gave his famous speech at Rice University in Texas proclaiming that Americans take on lofty goals like landing a man on the Moon not because it is easy but because it is hard. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Was NASA’s First Launch Delay its Most Significant?

Posted on May 4, 2012 by asteitel

In January 1961, the pieces of the manned spaceflight puzzle were slowly coming together. NASA had a capsule, astronauts to ride inside it, and rockets to launch it. The capsule had even successfully launched on top of the rocket. The … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Chose the Moon

Posted on May 15, 2011 by asteitel

I’ve recently posted two articles about the first men in space. After the Soviet Union launched the space age with the artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957, the nation achieved another first with Yuri Gagarin’s Earth-orbital flight on April 12, 1961 … Continue reading →

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