Flags On The Moon: Apollo 17 (The Last Flag)
Apollo 17 was the last Apollo Moon Landing, the last crewed space flight beyond Earth orbit, and the last time human beings have set foot on the Moon.
C.J. CHERRY, o la aventura permanente
Laura delivers a nice roundup of the career and influences of one of our best – C. J. Cherryh
Flags On The Moon: Apollo 16 (The Giant Leap)
On Apollo 16, Astronaut John Young performed Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap for mankind” to salute the flag.
RECAP: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
A look at the introductory episode of COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey.
The Top Ten Greatest Spaceships of All Time
A list of the top ten greatest spaceships of all time, following some rules, of course.
Flags On The Moon: Apollo 15 (Moon Landing Hoax?)
NASA faked the Apollo Moon landings? No dogma is more unyielding than one founded on ignorance and arrogance
Exoplanets and the Steady Pace of Established Science
A little history on the discovery of exoplanets from an astronomer who was there at the beginning.
Muslims Forbidden To Go To Mars
Believe it or not, a fatwa has been issued barring Muslims from participating in the Mars One program. Mike gives us the details.
Flags On The Moon: Apollo 14 (An Impressive 6-Iron)
There were several notable achievements of the Apollo 14 Moon Mission. One that was abetted by the free time gained using the new flag design was that Alan Shepard became the first golfer on the Moon.
Flags On The Moon: Apollo 12 (“Need To Jury Rig”)
Apollo 12, the second lunar landing mission, was snakebit from the outset. The crew’s problems continued with their attempt to raise the American flag on the Moon.
Review: The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke’s short story The Sentinel lost in a writing competion and could feasibly have never made it to publication. But over time, the story emerged as the inspiration for the cult classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Flags On The Moon: Apollo 11 (Rocket Science Required)
Apollo 11 was the first of six Apollo spacecraft to land on the Moon. A total of twelve men walked on her surface, and every crew planted an American flag at their landing site. Each flag has a story to tell.
What Were You Expecting, Baby?
A look at criticism of Space Dandy and some thoughts with relation to Cowboy Bebop.
The Eagle and Dan Dare: My First Exposure to SF
Steve takes us through the pages of the historic British comic mag, The Eagle.
Flags On The Moon: Program Apollo (Who Owns The Moon?)
Today, if they think about it at all, most Americans take for granted that the Apollo astronauts planted American flags on the Moon. That wasn’t always the plan.
Anime roundup 1/9/2014: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
In this week’s viewing: High hopes meet reality in the first batch of winter premieres.
Gaia Rockets Into Space to Map the Milky Way
Gaia will be able to estimate wobbles in the position of stars, which would signal the existence of planets in orbit around them. Gaia will also be able to view new asteroids and give more accurate data of their orbits.
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: Reality Votes Last
A complex system like Apollo or Space Shuttle is impersonal, amoral. It is indifferent to human objectives, human aspirations, or human lives. Like reality itself, it moves only to its internal agenda.
SPACEMEN, Precursor to Starlog?
Steve takes us through the pages of Spacemen, Warren Publications second film-centered magazine helmed by the late, great, missed and lamented Forrest J. Ackerman.
Review: Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years
Just in time for the holidays, the Star Trek fan on your shopping list will find Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years by David A. Goodman a pleasant addition to their personal library. The book is a documentation of the background and rich history of the United Federation of Planets and the characters that made it come to life.
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: Apollo 13 (Part 3: Splashdown)
If you know your history, or if you’ve watched the movie Apollo 13, you have an advantage those of us working on that mission didn’t. You know how it came out.
The NASA Brand Around the World
NASA put men on the moon. No one else has even come close. NASA needs to be supported.
Space Psychology, Future Shock, and Human Tenacity
In some ways, we’re already preparing ourselves for living in the future.
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: Apollo 13 (Part 2: Reentry Blackout)
I was young and hadn’t experienced a crushing reversal at the hands of an impersonal universe. More were to come my way, but on that day, Apollo 13 was enough.
David Whitaker – Unsung Hero of Doctor Who
Every so often in life, a moment of serendipity occurs when everyone involved in a project creates something marvellous. The birth of Doctor Who, fifty years ago this week, is one of those moments.
A Tale of Storyfail: A Review of One’s Aspect to the Sun by Sherry Ramsey
One’s Aspect to the Sun, by Sherry D. Ramsey, isn’t a good book. It isn’t even an interestingly bad book I might enjoy in a “hated it but it made me think” way.
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