“Rocket Boy” Homer Hickam- 70 Today
Homer Hickam turns 70 today. Homer Hickam is a former NASA engineer who wrote the memoir “Rocket Boys” which was the basis for the movie “October Sky.” Homer Hickam grew […]
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President Ronaldus Magnus “Challenger Disaster Address”- This Day 1986
On the evening of the Challenger disaster President Ronaldus Magnus went on television and paid tribute to the seven astronauts who gave their lives. One of the most memorable presidential […]
The Challenger Disaster- CNN Live Video – This Day 1986
On January 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EST The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff. A terrible disaster taking the lives of seven astronauts- Greg Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe who […]
Astronauts Grissom/White/Chaffee Killed In Fire During Test This Day 1967
On this day in 1967 Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee were killed in a cabin fire during a launch test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space […]
Apollo 8- Christmas Eve Message- This Day 1968/Video
On this day -Christmas Eve 1968 the crew of Apollo 8-entered into the orbit around the moon becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and […]
Apollo 17 Lands On The Moon- This Day 1972
On this day in 1972 Apollo 17 landed on the moon. This was the eleventh and final Apollo mission and the sixth Apollo mission to land humans on the moon. The […]
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