Sep 7, 2010

Short Hiatus

I’m doing a little terrestrial travel for a week or so.

Feel free to look back on older stories here—I’ve got nearly 2 year’s worth! I hope you do exactly that and find something interesting.

Didja know that Gordon Cooper launched a tiny satellite from his Mercury flight? Or that the Soviets had a mission that shuttled between 2 space stations? What about those far away space walks, 200,000 miles from earth by Apollo command module pilots. (Those were largely overlooked in the excitement over the moonwalks.

There’s always more to know, and more amazing things. And you’ll get more when I get back.

Cheers!

“The Management”

Humphrey and NASA

Today is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Hubert H. Humphrey. If you don’t remember him, Humphrey was Vice President under Lyndon Johnson. He also nearly won the presidency in 1968—but was beaten by a tiny margin by Richard M. Nixon. (How different would history have been if he had won?) In any case, [...]

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Female Japanese Astronauts for $200, Alex.

The Japanese are excited about their next woman astronaut to fly. Naoko Yamazaki, who has a 6 year old daughter, will be the second female Japanese astronaut to fly. She’s set to be aboard the shuttle Atlantis in February 2010. I remember the previous one. As it happens, I was in Japan at the time. [...]

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Tiny hope for Constellation

A Houston Congressman. John Culberson, warns that NASA’s manned flight program will be going on “indefinite hiatus” if the moon/Mars program, Constellation, is canceled–as the president wants. Congress, which has doubts about the new plan for research and (eventual) return to manned flight, is trying to save the current program. I don’t believe Congress can [...]

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