Eighty years ago today -- August 5, 1930, Neil A. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He grew up to be the first man to walk on the surface of the Moon. (Neil Armstrong in the Lunar Module after walking on the Moon. NASA image.) And 35 years ago today, in 1975, test pilot John Manke glided the X-24B to a safe landing at Edwards AFB, thereby proving the concept that would allow Space ...
My story, "Memorial at Copernicus," went live today at Redstone Science Fiction. (Redstone Science Fiction logo. Click to enlarge.) It's a brief alternate history tale that takes place (of course) on the Moon; specifically, near Copernicus Crater. Here's the direct link if you want to check it out -- I hope you enjoy it! Also today, I completed a long-overdue web redesign. Let me know what you think! ...
Twenty-five years ago today -- July 29, 1985 -- the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-51F. During the launch, the number one main engine shut down ahead of schedule; NASA declared an "Abort To Orbit," but was able to re-plan the mission to complete all of its objectives. Astronauts Charles G. Fullerton, Roy D. Bridges, Karl G. Henize, Anthony W. England, F. Story Musgrave, Loren W. Acton and John-David E Bartoe conducted life ...
(Cross-posted from the Space Warfare Forum.) (Earthrise from lunar orbit. NASA image. Click to enlarge.) Yesterday the White House released the new National Space Policy of the U.S.A., available in as a PDF file at the noted link. On a quick read-through, I didn't find anything to which I could strongly object. Even the much-anticipated (by the aerospace industry) relaxation of export restrictions did not come across ...
Sixty years ago today -- June 27, 1950 -- “Destination Moon” premiered in New York. Produced by George Pal and partly written by SF Grand Master Robert A. Heinlein, it was one of the first films to realistically depict a trip to the moon. This Wikipedia article goes into more detail about the movie and its influence. Forty-five years later, on this date in 1995, the Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-71, to a destination no shuttle had ever ...
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