Review: New Life and New Civilizations (ed.) Joseph F. Berenato
The history of Star Trek comics. (We’ve got one coming that’s not in the book!)
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Rogue Stars in Science and Fiction
Rogue stars are fascinating objects, even though a certain confusion exists about what they are and the way they can interact with our solar system. And SF, while contributing to their popularity, has made things even worse
CLASSIC SF MOVIES #2: George Pal’s Destination Moon
Steve reviews a seminal classic: Destination Moon, the first Hollywood SF blockbuster that respected both science and science fiction.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Why Shuttle Has Wings
An Air Force requirement demanded wings for the Space Shuttle, and that drove everything else about its design. Yet they were never used for that purpose.
Weird Things About the Moon(s)
We see it almost every day and some might think we know all there is to know, but the Moon still has many fascinating secrets to tell.
Apollo 11: Man On the Moon – 45 Years Ago Today
Forty five years ago today, the United States landed a man on the Moon and returned him safely to the Earth.
Space Shuttle First Flights: “Space Transportation System”
In spite of having four separate sets of rocket engines, for the entire flight through the atmosphere and landing, the Shuttle Orbiter was simply an unpowered glider.
Asni’s Art Blog: Apocalyptic Space Art
Space art may have started out as a visualization tool for astronomers and physicists, but the artists have turned the scientific concepts into a play with colours and form, which owes more to the abstract painters of the 20th century.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Early Shuttle Designs
The Space Shuttle was immensely different and more complex, in both concept and design, from anything attempted on Apollo.
Mars in Books and Movies, but Where’s the Dramatic TV Series?
Why no Mars TV? (Let’s hope we don’t have to wait for the reality show…)
Space Shuttle First Flights: Shuttle and the X-15
In 1959, U.S. astronauts piloted an airplane-shaped rocket ship into space, and then flew nearly 200 missions, twenty years before the first Space Shuttle ever left the ground.
AMAZING THINGS: SpaceX Launch Today
SpaceX’s Falcon 8 will be putting six satellites into orbit.
The Science to Science Fiction Transition: Faster Than Light Travel?
Is FTL ‘science’? YES. It is.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Where to Launch Shuttle?
The Space Shuttle launch site could have been Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
AMAZING THINGS You Should Know: Camelopardalid Meteor Shower
You could be among the first to witness a NEW meteor shower.
Space Shuttle First Flights: STS-135 (End of An Era)
Now that the era of Space Shuttle has passed, was it all worth it? While the Apollo Program was the great adventure of our age, what exactly did this stepchild do to earn its keep?
Re-reading Alien, Aliens, and Alien 3
Titan Books brings us the movie novelizations of all three books written by Alan Dean Foster in the original Alien saga. This powerful trio exemplifies why Foster is the master of movie novels.
What Would Happen If I Died On the Moon?
It’s probably best not to read this post while eating….
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: Apollo 16 Up Close
The event that most dramatically highlighted the end of my time on Program Apollo was to be present at the launch of Apollo 16.
Review: It’s ONLY Rocket Science by Lucy Rogers
A review of a primer on spaceflight – suggested reading for would-be chroniclers of the space age
Mars – “There’s Water in Them There Hills!”
If water flowed on Mars in the past, might we be able to find it now? New images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter might have done just that.
A Glimpse into Space
Dianne Lynne Gardner interviews her family rocket scientist, Moses Milazzo, about his job and the influences of science fiction.
Review: Space: 1999 – Breakaway by E C Tubb
Breakaway by E. C. Tubb is a nostalgic perspective of a wonderful time in space exploration. Not counting all of the moon-blasting-out-of-orbit kind of stuff, the book is an ideal look into the mindset of 1975 fandom when the moon meant something.
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: Phil Shaffer
Phil Shaffer, an Apollo Flight Director and Assistant Chief of the NASA Houston Flight Dynamics Branch, was yet another extraordinary NASA veteran.
“Most Earth-Like” Planet Found Yet…Again. Get used to it, and enjoy it!
Back in the 1990s I remember reading several articles, concerning different projects, describing how the Hubble Space Telescope had just “discovered a black hole for the first time.” In almost every case it was indirect […]
Today In Amazing Stories Magazine – An Interview With Andy Weir
An interview with the author of The Martian, Andy Weir.
Flags On The Moon: Program Apollo (The Flags Still Stand)
Five of the six American flags placed on the Moon by the Apollo astronauts are still standing today.
Anime roundup 4/10/2014: It Takes All Kinds
In this week’s viewing: After seeing off Hozuki no Reitetsu, it’s premiere time!
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