IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- OCTOBER 22, 1968 APOLLO 7 RETURNS TO EARTH
It was fifty years ago today- October 22, 1968 Apollo 7 returned to earth after its 11 day mission. All three astronauts had a common cold but the mission […]
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IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- OCTOBER 11, 1968– APOLLO 7 BLASTS OFF
It was fifty years ago today- October 11, 1968 the first mission of the Apollo program blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Florida at 15:02:45 UTC. This was the first U.S. […]
THE HUMBLE ASTRONAUT- ALAN BEAN
Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean died in late May at age 86. Here is an excellent article on Bean from The Space Review- which Quinn Maddux sent me last night […]
HARRISON ‘JACK’ SCHMITT- THE LAST ASTRONAUT TO WALK ON THE MOON- 83 TODAY
Harrison “Jack” Schmitt turns 83 today. There were 12 astronauts who walked on the moon during the Apollo missions- and Harrison Schmitt on Apollo 17 was the final astronaut to […]
APOLLO 12 ASTRONAUT ALAN BEAN DEAD AT 86- 4TH MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON
Apollo astronaut and artist Alan Bean has died after a two week illness at the age of 86. He was one of the moon men- Apollo 12. The fourth man […]
APOLLO 11- MAN ON THE MOON- JULY 20, 1969
I can remember where I was at 48 years ago this evening like it was yesterday. I was eight years old and since following the Apollo 7 mission I was […]
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