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 | Nov 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/11/stuck-on-mars-with-nothing-but-disco-ars-talks-with-the-martians-andy-weir/
by Sandy Eulitt | Nov 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
The coattails of last year’s hit movie, “Gravity,” are spurring new movie ventures and increased interest in astronauts. This is excellent news!!!! http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2635/1
by Sandy Eulitt | Nov 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
This mission is to launch on my birthday, and is a critical next step in getting back to the Moon and on to Mars, or an asteroid. The next big item will be testing of the Space Launch System, SLS, a rocket eventually expected to have the lift capability of the...
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...
