by Emily Carney | Oct 17, 2021 | Apollo, Astronauts, Book Reviews, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney One of the lesser known personalities of the Apollo lunar program is Ron Evans, Apollo 17 command module pilot. If you asked someone on the street to name an astronaut, he or she might be able to remember Neil Armstrong, but it’s...
by National Space Society | Aug 24, 2021 | Apollo, Astronauts, NSS Chapter News
On August 7, 2021, the Sacramento L5 Society (SacL5) and the National Space Society (NSS) started their day with a hearty helping of the Apollo 15 mission for their 5th Breakfast on the Moon event. A complete video of the event is below. These events are a celebration...
by Emily Carney | Jul 31, 2021 | Apollo, Astronauts, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney This week marks 50 years since Apollo 15, Apollo’s first “J” mission dedicated to lunar science, and the first to boast the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), a technical marvel that went from blueprint to reality in an astounding 18...
by National Space Society | Jul 14, 2021 | Apollo, Astronauts, Event, NSS Chapter News
Image: Featured Presenter Apollo Mission Control Flight Director Gerald D. Griffin When: Saturday, August 7, 2021, 7:00-8:30 AM PDT Topic: Breakfast on the Moon #5 – A celebration of Apollo 15’s 50th Anniversary To register for Breakfast #5, click the link...
by Emily Carney | Mar 13, 2021 | Apollo, Astronauts, Book Reviews, Book Reviews: Children's Books, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney The last two years have brought us several Apollo 50th anniversaries and celebrations (some in person and, during the last year, strictly online). In July, we will celebrate 50 years since Apollo 15, a mission that revealed three...
by National Space Society | Jan 29, 2021 | Apollo, Astronauts, Event, National Space Society
Please mark your calendars! On Saturday morning, February 6th, NSS Chapters’ Assembly and the Sacramento L5 Society NSS chapter will host the fourth in their ongoing series celebrating the various 50th anniversaries of the manned Apollo missions to the Moon. This...
by Emily Carney | Oct 2, 2020 | Apollo, Astronauts, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney On Saturday, March 2, 1974, the American network ABC released Houston, We’ve Got A Problem, the first known movie to have anything (tangentially or otherwise) to do with Apollo 13, the lunar mission that famously saw its landing...
by Emily Carney | Jun 10, 2020 | Apollo, Astronauts, Skylab Space Station, Space Settlement, This Space Available
This Space Available By Emily Carney In the last installment of This Space Available, the life and career of Dr. Philip Chapman, NASA’s first Australian-born astronaut, was discussed from the time he joined the exclusive cadre in 1967 to 1970, when he was doing his...
