It’s been fifty-five years since the pad disaster. It was the day before my birthday.
Category Archives: Space History
Apollo 15
On the fiftieth anniversary of the landing, Bob Zimmerman has some thoughts.
China’s Nuclear Arsenal
A good story about the undergrad who found it.
52nd Anniversary
Apollo 11 launched on this day in 1969. I’ll be on The Space Show on Tuesday night, talking about Evoloterra.
Branson’s Flight
Some reflections from Bob Zimmerman.
[Update a while later]
Here‘s Eric Berger’s take on the significance.
This picture doesn’t flatter her. She’s quite stunning in person.
The Yellow Menace
I’m sorry, there may be some point at which China is a threat in space, but the notion of it coming from what is basically a repeat of Skylab almost half a century later is nowhere near it.
Relaxing Regs?
I’m semi-encouraged by this, but I doubt that it goes far enough. The range rules go back to the 50s, when Our Rockets Always Blow Up. They need to be updated to the 21st century, particularly for reusable vehicles in which shedding parts down range is an anomaly, not routine.
“Necessary, But Not Sufficient”
A good essay on the history of presidential space initiatives and why it’s futile to think we can do Apollo again (or should).
Michael Collins
RIP.
We continue to lose that part of the greatest generation that did some of the greatest things. I suspect that even if he hadn’t been an astronaut, he could have been a successful writer.
Bill Nelson
I linked it in this piece earlier, but Lori Garver is definitely not a fan (for good reason). I’d say that the title is understated.