Apollo VIII – 50th Anniversary – UPDATE 12/23/18 UPDATE: So, I refined the design a little more since, as of this writing, Apollo 8 would have been passing into the […]
Falcon Heavy – A Roaring Success So, this week was an exciting one in the realm of rockets. That happens to be a favorite realm of mine. I’ve […]
Tribute to Apollo IV The year was 1967. Earlier that year a fire had killed three astronauts. There was a degree of uncertainty perhaps and a […]
Spot The Station I was recently asked by a local magazine The Kitchen Draw to write an article about science and/or space. I wrote two […]
Countdown to MSL I made this video a few months back. I love the energy of the song coupled with the outstanding CGI and a […]
Space Shuttle: All Systems Go I really hoped I wouldn’t be tired when I woke up to get on the road but I wasn’t even a bit […]
Space Shuttle: A Reality Check I had made every list and checked it twice. I poured over best routes to take, places to sit at KSC and […]
Space Shuttle: The Final Year That last attempt was in 2007. A lot happened in that year. Our youngest son was born in August and I got […]
Space Shuttle: The Elusive As I mentioned in the previous posting, seeing a shuttle in person proved to be daunting. I just didn’t know how daunting […]
Space Shuttle: A Personal Journey I knew this day was rapidly approaching; the day the shuttle program would come to a close. This journey began almost exactly […]