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 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 23, 2014 | Telescopes and Astronomy Gear, Telescopes and Missions, The Sky Tonight
A Markarian galaxy is one which emits greater amounts of ultraviolet radiation than other galaxies. This one is a dwarf galaxy a mere 2600 light years away, practically down the street in astronomical terms. Despite its proximity and location in Ursa Major, it is...
by Sandy Eulitt | Nov 12, 2014 | Telescopes and Missions
Congrats to the ESA team for their success. Seeing this kind of thing just makes my day.
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...