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Tag Archives: NASA
Sandwiches in Space
Most of NASA’s Apollo program files are publicly available, in many cases digitized and accessible online. But there’s one picture from the Apollo 12 files that I’ve never been able to find much information about: a picture of a suit … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Gemini, History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight, Moon
Tagged Al Bean, Apollo, Apollo12, Dick Gordon, Gus Grissom, John Young, NASA, Pete Conrad
5 Comments
McDivitt’s Trials With Orbital Rendezvous
Orbital mechanics and the challenges of orbital rendezvous isn’t a simple thing to explain, particularly as a non-scientist breaking it down for other non-scientists. But it’s a central part of the Apollo mission profile, so it comes up a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Gemini, Manned Spaceflight
Tagged Ed White, Gemini, Gemini 4, Jim McDivitt, NASA, Rendezvous
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Apollo 8 and Inspiration Mars: Context Matters
We have an amazing ability to selectively read history, and it’s something that happens a lot with the Space Race. We see the inspirational effects of bold missions to the Moon and use them as a benchmark for future exploration. … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Manned Spaceflight, Moon, Soviet
Tagged Apollo 8, Inspiration Mars, NASA, Space Race
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Looking Behind the Legend of Friendship 7
Today marks the anniversary of John Glenn’s Friendship 7 flight, NASA’s first orbital mission that launched on February 20, 1962. Every year the mission is celebrated as the flight that, at least temporarily, leveled the playing field between the Soviets and the … Continue reading
Posted in Manned Spaceflight, Mercury, Soviet
Tagged Friendship 7, John Glenn, Mercury Program, NASA
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It Happened in Space – Mars PropM Rovers
Long before the Sky Crane lowered Curiosity into Gale Crater, before the twin MER rovers Spirit and Opportunity bounced across the Martian surface, even before Sojourner was a glimmer in its designers’ eyes the Soviet Union launched the twin Prop-M … Continue reading
Posted in History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
Tagged Curiosity, Mars, MER Rovers, NASA, Prop-M Rover, Sojourner, Soviet
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The U-2 With Fictitious NASA Markings
Researching the U-2 spy plane the other day, I came across this stunning picture of the aircraft in silhouette. For the first time I noticed a yellow NASA stripe and an ID number – 55741 – on the tail, the same … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Aviation, History of Space Science
Tagged Cold War, Dryden, Edwards Air Force Base, Eisenhower, Khrushchev, NACA, NASA, Powers, Soviet Union, U-2, USAF
4 Comments