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General space stuff.

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My latest from my personal blog, enjoy!

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Space for Europe and for all humankind: A brief history of the ESA

From ESRO to Rosetta, the unheralded organization's contributions go far beyond Europe.

My latest on Ars Technica, enjoy!

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Back during the Charlie Sheen meltdown days, the NASA tumblr fandom posted a bunch of “NASA Sheenisms,” aka Charlie Sheen quotes superimposed upon astronaut photos. This was one of my contributions.

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The launch of Apollo 7.

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October 11, 1968 – Apollo 7 blasts off from Launch Complex 34 at Cape Canaveral, carrying Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham on a mission to qualify the spacecraft for the half-million-mile round trip to the Moon. 

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Enjoy, I wrote this recently.

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Excellent job!!!

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Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

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Video footage of Al Worden after reading Dave Scott’s section of “Two Sides of the Moon”

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA omg

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A Deeper Understanding: Dawn Reaches Third Science Orbit, Shows Closest View of Ceres Yet

A Deeper Understanding: Dawn Reaches Third Science Orbit, Shows Closest View of Ceres Yet

From NASA/JPL: “The Lonely Mountain: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres from a distance of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The mountain, located in the southern hemisphere, stands 4 miles (6 kilometers) high. Its perimeter is sharply defined, with almost no accumulated debris at the base of the brightly streaked slope.” This image was taken August 19. Image Credit:…

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Part two!

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Honored to be sharing excerpts from an unpublished Jim Worden biography; Mr. Worden is a pilot with an interesting life...who also has a big brother who did some piloting himself. Here is Part One of his story. Many thanks to Francis French.

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Florida Institute of Technology to Form Buzz Aldrin Space Institute, As Aldrin Says 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'

Florida Institute of Technology to Form Buzz Aldrin Space Institute, As Aldrin Says ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’

Dr. Buzz Aldrin can now add professor and institute namesake to his many different “hats.” Photo Credit: James O. Davies. Astronaut, explorer, rocket scientist, American hero, and tireless STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) advocate – these are just a few things that can describe Dr. Buzz Aldrin, second moonwalker and one of the world’s most visible space travelers.…

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On Course to the Stars: James Webb Space Telescope Shaping Up for 2018 Launch

From ESA: "This image shows two polished test mirror segments being inspected by an optical engineer: one segment with the gold coating already applied, the other without. In the meantime, the...

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Well, I know what I’m getting Dan Goldin’s wife for her birthday.

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OHHHHHHH SNAP

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Philae is Alive! ESA Comet Lander Feared Dead Phones Home After 7 Months of Silence

ESA Philae lander approaches comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014 as imaged from Rosetta orbiter after deployment and during seven hour long approach for 1st ever touchdown on...