by Sandy Eulitt | Jun 4, 2015 | Commercial Space Program, Manned Spaceflight, Space History and People
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 Mission Control was just turning 50. I thought it had been around longer...
by Sandy Eulitt | Jun 1, 2015 | Manned Spaceflight, Regional Events, San Diego Astronomy, Space History and People, Special Events
Well, isn’t this cool? And, since I missed watching Endeavour navigate the streets of LA in Oct., 2012, I will have to prioritize seeing the external fuel tank’s trek sometime early next year. I have always wanted to see one of these tanks up close. I saw...
by Sandy Eulitt | May 31, 2015 | Manned Spaceflight, Space Societies
Congratulations to all those who participated in this year’s Mars Society Rover Challenge, and those who conduct critical research through the Mars Desert Research Station. Both are important components to solving the problem of humans living on Mars for a long...
by Sandy Eulitt | May 31, 2015 | Manned Spaceflight, Space History and People
This article is really fascinating to me. Honestly, being the serious space buff that I am and having a degree in Space Studies, I thought I knew almost everything about the Apollo program. I loved the video of the core memory they programmed. Of course, I knew that...
by Sandy Eulitt | Nov 18, 2014 | Manned Spaceflight, Space Societies
I have had the great pleasure of counting Mars Society members amongst my friends. The organization’s ongoing research into the logistics of a human Mars mission is unsurpassed, and has received countless professional citations. I am, therefore, very happy to...
by Sandy Eulitt | Nov 3, 2014 | Commercial Space Program, Space News, Space Travel
ISS “Overflowing with trash” By now, we all know that the Orbital Sciences resupply mission to the ISS exploded just seven seconds after launch on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. Less than 48 hours later, I had the very great pleasure of seeing a couple of friends...
