Amazing Histories, April 1926: The Dawn of Scientifiction
Doris V. Sutherland kicks off a new series, reviewing Amazing Stories – from the beginning!
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Thank You for Saving 1968 (a parable for our times)
Apollo 8: December 25, 1968 (the spirits of another Christmas)
John Glenn: The Last of the Magnificent Seven
John Glenn was the last surviving member of NASA’s remarkable first group of astronauts, the Mercury 7.
The Amazing Years
This December marks the end of Amazing Stories first year of publication…90 years later we’re still in the game!
Graphic Novel Review: Pacific
The recently translated graphic novel Pacific from Titan Comics is a bizarre tale that will appeal to the speculative fiction crowd, but fans of historical fiction should take notice too.
(Book Review) X-15 Diary: The Story of America’s First Space Ship
In 1960, twenty years before the Space Shuttle, NASA launched another manned, airplane-shaped spacecraft to the fringes of space. Neil Armstrong was one of its pilots.
Fall 2016 SF Anime Preview
A look at what’s coming your way from the anime world in October.
Astronaut Mae Jemison: Flew on Space Shuttle and The Starship Enterprise
Astronaut Mae Jemison has flown in space on both the NASA Space Shuttle and on the Starship Enterprise. And, along the way, she became the first female African American astronaut to travel into orbit.
Anna Fisher: Astronaut, Physician (and Rock Band Icon?)
Anna Fisher is an emergency physician, a Shuttle flight veteran, and the longest serving American astronaut. And one photo of her has gone viral!
Astronaut Rhea Seddon: The First Female Surgeon In Space
On Rhea Seddon’s Space Shuttle flights her training as a medical doctor was pivotal.
NEWS FROM FANDOM: 8/14/2016
News from Ansible…new book…trademarks…all from across the Big Pond!
Eileen Collins: The First Woman Space Shuttle Commander
With the launch of Columbia on July 23, 1999, Eileen Collins became the first woman astronaut assigned Commander of a Space Shuttle mission.
The Mercury 13: NASA’s Secret Women Astronauts in 1961?
In 1961, 13 exceptionally experienced women aviators performed well in tests developed for NASA astronauts. None of them were selected as astronauts.
Top 10 Young Adult Books You Need To Read By Fall
Now that summer is winding down a bit, it’s time to start stocking up for winter reading – or – you’re TBR pile is just not tall enough!
Sally Ride: First American Woman In Space
Sally Ride was one of the first six women NASA astronauts in 1978. All six made it into space.
Italian Astronaut Captain Samantha Cristoforetti
ISS Astronaut Captain Samantha Cristoforetti is one of the first women fighter pilots in the Italian Air Force, logging over 500 flight hours on six types of aircraft. She’s also a big SF fan!
Preview Review: Altered States of the Union – What America Could Be
Preview of the upcoming crowdfunded anthology
The Clubhouse; Zine Reviews: “Our eldritch past.”
“This magazine was produced in Canada, on Canadian Paper, by Canadians.”
Why was Early Comic Book Art so Crude? (Part 1)
Why was early comic book art so crude? It wasn’t all the artist’s fault….
Retro Read: A Matter for Men: War Against the Chtorr Book 1, by David Gerrold
A Method For Madness, book 5 in the War Against the Chtorr series will soon be released. It’s time to take a look at books 1 thru 4.
Astronaut Mike Mullane on Astronauts Getting the Bends
Not just scuba divers, but spacewalking astronauts could also experience decompression sickness. i.e. “the bends”
Shuttle Astronaut Mike Mullane on the Apollo 1 Fire
Astronaut Mike Mullane has some insights into the ramifications of the Apollo 1 fire. Also, Gus Grissom was buried at West Point and as a cadet Mike marched in his funeral.
The Apollo 1 Fire: “Tough and Competent”
NASA’s “Failure Is Not An Option” culture was born three days after the Apollo 1 fire.
Blast From the Past: Suncon the 35th Worldcon, Hugo Awards Banquet Audio (Including Notes on Diversity)
Audio presentation of the 1977 Hugo Awards – including the naming of names
The Clubhouse; Fanzine Reviews: 1952 Worldcon: Deros Among Us.
Part 2 of Fanzine review: OPUS #20 Opus (V.2 #7 Whole Number #20) January 1953 Faned: W. Max Keasler Of supreme interest (to me at least) is that this column “The Club House” (which I […]
AMAZING THINGS: Pedro Paulet’s Torpedo Plane
Before von Braun, before even Goddard, there was Pedro Paulet, the Boy Who Dreamed of the Moon
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