Since my responsibilities teaching astronomy at Saddleback College prevented me from visiting Los Angeles to see Space Shuttle Endeavour make her way through the streets, I am planning to see this … [Read more...]
Apollo 13 Commander to be Honored at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | Military.com
Congratulations James Lovell!!!! I had the very great honor of meeting, and getting a picture with, Mr. Lovell at the San Diego Air and Space Museum 40th anniversary celebration of Apollo 8. He is … [Read more...]
Mission Control Center 50th Anniversary
For all the things I know about space and astronomy, I did not know this. I knew that the land for Johnson Space Center in Houston was donated by nearby Rice University, but I did not know that … [Read more...]