The Clubhouse; Fanzine Reviews: “…the well-known science fictionist, Adolf Hitler.”
A humorous tour through the evolution of some fanspeak, from the Voice of the Imagi*Nation
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Space Shuttle First Flights: The Legacy of Space Shuttle
Was Space Shuttle worth it? The International Space Station. The Hubble Space Telescope. How do you set a value on something that humans had only dreamed about?
Book Review: Tesla: Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney
“Nikola Tesla, in the opinion of authorities, today is conceded to be the greatest inventor of all times.” – Hugo Gernsback
The Clubhouse; Fanzine Reviews: “Mr. Ackerman’s fervent and ebullient denunciation of my stories…”
The Clubhouse reintroduces an historical fan feud: which ‘zine was the first fanzine?
AMAZING PEOPLE: Jack Clemons to Present Flags on the Moon
Author Jack Clemons to present a talk on the history of the Apollo program.
Shuttle Astronaut Mike Mullane Describes Orbiter Damage on STS-27 (Atlantis 1988) & STS-107 (Columbia 2003)
Guest blogger veteran Shuttle astronaut Mike Mullane weighs in on the severe impact damage to Atlantis on his own 1988 flight (STS-27) and to Columbia’s disastrous flight in 2003 (STS-107)
James Gunn Inducted Into SF Hall of Fame: Donate to Get Jim to the Ceremony
Help get James Gunn to his SF & F Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony!
Museum of SF Passes First Stretch Goal, Heading for Second
The Museum of Science Fiction is holding a contest for its fund raiser
Space Shuttle First Flights: Columbia (February 3, 2003)
As with Apollo 13, NASA “can do amazing things when they’ve got their back against the wall”. But for Space Shuttle Columbia they didn’t try.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Challenger (“Nature Cannot Be Fooled”)
Richard Feynman’s question about Space Shuttle Challenger was, “What is the cause of management’s fantastic faith in the machinery?”
Game of Thrones and the Legacy of Robert E. Howard
Every great piece of fantasy pays homage to the greats that have come before
AMAZING NEWS: It’s Not Often That We Promote Porn…but…William Rotsler!
Digital Parchment Press brings backs William Rotsler’s classic The Golden Age of Erotic Cinema
Space Shuttle First Flights: Challenger (January 28,1986)
On the eve of the Space Shuttle Challenger launch the Morton Thiokol engineering team protested the decision to launch. They were overridden by NASA
Les grands auteurs français ( 1950 – 1980).
Science Fiction’s great French authors of the 50s and 60s
Space Shuttle First Flights: Mike Mullane (Don’t Eat Yellow Snow)
Space Shuttle Discovery’s flight in 1984 dumped an unexpected “payload” in orbit.
Book Review: The Venusian Gambit by Michael J. Martinez
Napoleon’s zombie army crosses the channel
Space Shuttle First Flights: Launch Of Discovery (STS-41D): August 1984
After Space Shuttle Discovery recovered from a dangerous launch abort in June 1984, the second try was flawless and spectacular.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Discovery Launch Abort (June 1984)
The maiden voyage of Space Shuttle Discovery was scheduled for June 25, 1984. The first-ever main engine shutdown launch abort scared the crap out of us.
AMAZING THINGS: Futures Past Magazine Plans To Go Print
Futures Past – A Visual History of Science Fiction – is making the move to print.
Review of The Travelers by Keith Wayne McCoy
A well written and emotional historical fantasy.
AMAZING THINGS: Andre Norton – Ten Year Memorial
Andre Norton website offers tributes on the ten year anniversary of the author’s death.
If You’re Not Making Fan History, At Least You Can Read About It
A list of fan histories for your reading pleasure
Time, Future Histories and Reading Order Lists
Science Fiction’s future history is intimately tied to … history.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Judy Resnik (“Best Wishes”)
Mike Mullane offered me a personal memento from Judy from their first Space Shuttle flight. I still have it.
The Clubhouse; Fanzine Reviews: “The RAF is very silly.”
Fandom in Britian carried on during the war years, despite the best efforts of PAPER CONTROL.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Judy Resnik (First Encounters)
Shuttle astronaut Judy Resnik was a pilot, a classical pianist, and had a PhD in Electrical Engineering. And she was a terrific emissary for NASA, as I found out when I invited her to speak to the IBM Shuttle Software team.
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