AMAZING PEOPLE: Jack Clemons to Present Flags on the Moon
Author Jack Clemons to present a talk on the history of the Apollo program.
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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)
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?”
Asni’s Art Blog: Space Rabbit
I’ve been a bit stuck for a topic, so I punched “space rabbit” into DeviantArt’s search field. This is the result: Enjoy!
Book Review: All That Outer Space Allows by Ian Sales
Ian Sales concludes his alternate history space program series with All That Outer Space Allows
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
Space Shuttle First Flights: Mike Mullane (Don’t Eat Yellow Snow)
Space Shuttle Discovery’s flight in 1984 dumped an unexpected “payload” in orbit.
Review: Children of Arkadia by M. Darusha Wehm
Children of Arkadia by M. Darusha Wehm is a character driven political story following man’s pilgrimage to the stars and the vital role artificial intelligence plays in humanity’s survival.
Review: Earthbound by Adam Lewinson
Earthbound by Adam Lewinson is a multifaceted story well suited for fandom. Filled with science fiction, mystery, romance, western and even a hint of space adventure, the possibilities are endless.
AMAZING THINGS: Amazing Stories’ Space Selfie One Step Closer
Amazing Stories is one step closer to appearing in a space selfie!
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.
Review: Who’s There? by Arthur C. Clarke
Heightened by the fears of the unknown, stories within the mysterious confines of space made for colorful entertainment and speculation, and Clarke used this tension to his advantage in Who’s There.
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.
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.
One World – One Web?
Shades of the X15: OneWeb & VirginGalactic want to bring the internet to EVERYONE
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.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Mike Mullane (“No Place for Civilians”)
Astronaut Mike Mullane knew Shuttle was an experimental spaceship sitting atop highly volatile explosives. When NASA allowed civilians to ride they were implying it was safe when it was not. Unfortunately, he was right.
Comic Review: Galaxy Quest – The Journey Continues
Loyalty and dedication is what makes fandom so strong. So when a story comes along highlighting all of fandom’s clichéd elements, we can’t help but smile, nod, and agree.
Space Shuttle First Flights: STS-1 (Columbia) The First Orbital Flight
Our Shuttle flight software team had the “distinction” of hearing Walter Cronkite describe, live and on national television, whether we’d done our work correctly.
Mr. Spaceship by Philip K. Dick
The short story Mr. Spaceship gives readers plenty to think about with its unique twist on the self-aware machine. How far can and should man go to preserve civilization?
Space Shuttle First Flights: Dick Truly – The Approach and Landing Tests
I had visions of the Space Shuttle Enterprise getting jostled during separation and colliding with the 747’s vertical stabilizer – which would definitely make for a bad day all around.
Review: Riders to the Stars by Curt Siodmak
The novel based on the 1950s space classic – the only film that got the right stuff right.
Apollo 8 (Christmas 1968)
The crew of Apollo 8 delivered a special Christmas message from the Moon forty-six years ago this week.
‘If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth…’ by Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke’s short story ‘If I Forget Thee Oh Earth…’ isn’t just about doomsday. It is a lesson in the art of writing good science fiction.
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