by Emily Carney | Jul 6, 2022 | This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney The year 1972 marked the beginning of a transitional period for NASA. The Apollo lunar missions ended, while the Space Shuttle – touted as part airplane, part cargo truck, and the embodiment of a nation’s collective spaceflight...
by Emily Carney | Jun 18, 2022 | Book Reviews, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney Note: book spoilers included. Clifford R. McMurray’s review of Never Panic Early is also available on NSS’ blog. Fred Haise has probably experienced more near-misses and “what-ifs” than any other astronaut in...
by Emily Carney | Jun 15, 2022 | This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney Author’s note: For All Mankind Season 3, Episode 1 SPOILERS are included in this review. It doesn’t matter if we all die Ambition in the back of a black car In a high building, there is so much to do Going home time, a story...
by Emily Carney | Apr 27, 2022 | Skylab Space Station, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney While the last part of this blog series discussed how Skylab entered its final moments, this article discusses what would become Skylab’s unexpected graveyard – and the diverse, sometimes comical reactions the reentry...
by Emily Carney | Apr 3, 2022 | Skylab Space Station, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney By early 1978, it was clear that Skylab was coming down more quickly than predicted, and ground controllers worked hard to reestablish commands with the long-uncrewed space station. But from its troubled launch to its fiery ending,...
