by Emily Carney | Mar 16, 2019 | Apollo, Book Reviews: Non-Fiction, This Space Available
The last six months have brought us two major movies about Apollo 11, and some of its figures: First Man (released October 2018), and Apollo 11 (currently playing in theaters). While this 50th anniversary year will bring many related films, documentaries, and books to...
by Emily Carney | Mar 3, 2019 | Apollo, Movies and Videos, This Space Available
What ever happened to those faces in the old photographs I mean, the little boys… Boys?…Hell they were men Who stood knee deep in the Johnstown mud In the time of that terrible flood And they listened to the water, that awful noise And then they put away the dreams...
by Emily Carney | Oct 22, 2018 | Apollo, Astronauts, Gemini Program, Movies and Videos, NASA, This Space Available
Over a week has passed since First Man was released in the United States, and it continues to be the Number #1 topic of discussion among spaceflight enthusiasts. While the movie generally has been well-received by many, some viewers – particularly some male viewers –...
by Emily Carney | Oct 14, 2018 | Apollo, Astronauts, Gemini Program, Movies and Videos, NASA, This Space Available
NASA photo, March 16, 1966: “Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot of the Gemini-8 spaceflight, sits in the Launch Complex 16 trailer during suiting up operations for the Gemini-8 mission. Suit technician Jim Garrepy assists.” “No one ever told...
by Emily Carney | Sep 16, 2018 | Apollo, Astronauts, space books, This Space Available
Neil Armstrong somehow finds some time to practice landing on the Moon while he simultaneously spends 4,000 hours in the X-15. Real caption from NASA: “Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, participates in simulation training in preparation for the...
by Emily Carney | Mar 11, 2018 | Apollo, Astronauts, Gemini Program, Project Mercury, space books, This Space Available
1962 NASA photo: “Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. looks into a Celestial Training Device (globe) during training in the Aeromedical Laboratory at Cape Canaveral, Florida.” Some of Glenn’s comments in a 1967 World Book Year Book piece would prove to be...
by Emily Carney | Feb 19, 2018 | Apollo, Astronauts, Cosmonauts, Project Mercury, Russian space program, Skylab Space Station, This Space Available
NASA photo, April 11, 1970: “Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot for NASA’s third lunar landing mission, appears to be relaxing in the suiting room at Kennedy Space Center prior to launch.” Swigert’s role during Apollo 13 was...
by Emily Carney | Dec 24, 2017 | Apollo, Astronauts, Book Reviews, Skylab Space Station, Space Science, Space Shuttle, This Space Available
NASA photo, Feb. 1974: “Scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot for the Skylab 4 mission, demonstrates the effects of zero-gravity as he sails through airlock module hatch.” There’s another world behind the sun / He used to shine on...
