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- Carpenter's Flight
50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Saturn V Footage
Sweet detailed launch footage of the Saturn V. Good stuff for the Apollo fans out there. Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.
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STS-133
STS-133 is gearing up, and Discovery is being rolled out for what is planned to be her final flight. As the shuttle program winds down (more jobs lost), we will wind up with a period of time where there are … Continue reading
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Tranquility Base
40 years ago, now, we heard these words… “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” With them, the goal set forth by John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land a man on the moon before the end of the … Continue reading
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Apollo 11 – Trivia
1. The Apollo’s Saturn rockets were packed with enough fuel to throw 100-pound shrapnel three miles, and NASA couldn’t rule out the possibility that they might explode on takeoff. NASA seated its VIP spectators three and a half miles from … Continue reading
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Space
Mercury, Gemini, Apollo. The classical space program. Yet at the same time we have the U2 program being developed and executed. Amazing stuff. more about "Space", posted with vodpod
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Apollo 11 – Liftoff
Today was the day, 40 years ago, that Apollo 11 was launched on it’s journey to the moon. I remember the major events of the Apollo program as if it were yesterday. Just for the record, I was still just … Continue reading
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NASA – Incredible Stuff
No matter what you think of NASA they do capture some of the most incredible stuff. Like these photos of a volcanic eruption. Or you can try this link or this one that has an animation of the images … Continue reading
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Space Shuttle Launch Today
Atlantis is in place, fueled and ready to go. Crew is boarding. Weather looks good. There won’t be too many more of these space shuttle flights as the platform ages, and the budgets continue to shrink. Take the time to … Continue reading
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