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Showing posts with label nasa. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Astronaut Walter Cunningham Merges With The Infinite

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Walter Cunningham, one of the Apollo 7 Astronauts, has passed .   Cunningham was key to the success of the Apollo missions, and after his te...
Sunday, July 28, 2019

Apollo 11 - 50th Anniversary and PBS's "American Experience: Chasing the Moon"

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The past couple of weeks marked the 50th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, thanks to the crew of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong,...
Monday, July 22, 2019

NASA Legend Christopher Kraft Merges With The Infinite

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If you ever get a chance, read up on the amazing history of NASA.  It's fascinating today to see some of the unknown stories of the ...
Friday, June 28, 2019

PODCAST! Teens in Space! "Space Camp" (1986) & "Last Starfighter" (1984) w/ Maxwell, Mrshl and Ryan

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Watched:  06/17 and 06/20/2019 Viewing:  Second and unknown Format:  DVD and BluRay Decade:  1980's It's "Teens in Spac...
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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Doc Watch: Apollo 11 (2019)

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Watched:  03/17/2019 Format:  Alamo South Lamar Viewing:  First Decade:  2010's This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Apol...
Sunday, November 4, 2018

NASA Watch: First Man (2018)

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Watched:  11/04/2018 Format:  Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane Viewing:  First Decade:  2010's
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Friday, August 25, 2017

Happy 99th Birthday to Katherine Johnson, NASA's "Human Calculator"

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Saturday the 26th of August marks the 99th birthday of Katherine Johnson, "The Human Calculator" who was key to the early succe...
Monday, January 16, 2017

Astronaut Eugene Cernan Merges With The Infinite

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Eugene "Gene" Cernan has passed at the age of 82 . His early career included time as a Naval Aviator, and he earned degrees a...
Sunday, January 8, 2017

NASA Watch: Hidden Figures (2016)

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I'd only become aware of the existence of Katherine Johnson and the "computers" at NASA in the early days of the US side of...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Signal Watch Reads: Failure Is Not An Option - by Gene Kranz (2000, audiobook)

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If you've seen Apollo 13 , you've seen Ed Harris as the vest-wearing Flight Director Eugene F. Kranz.  Kranz served with NASA fr...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Movie Trailer - "Hidden Figures"

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As the space race passes into history (but the all-new Space Era is on!  Thanks, Elon Musk!), and computers have long since become ubiquit...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

This Moment in History: Astronaut Scott Kelly Returns to Earth! and the Impact of Social Media on Space

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Here's one of the great things about social media:  Broadcast media and the press in general have done a ludicrously poor job of cov...
Saturday, March 5, 2016

Space Watch: Apollo 13 (1995)

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Here's the thing.  I don't think Ron Howard is much of a director. When I watch his movies, I can almost feel the focus groups...
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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Signal Watch Reads: The Martian, Andy Weir (audiobook)

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I guess back in January, my pal Paul suggested I read The Martian (2011) by Andy Weir.  I know this because I keep a list of books I've...
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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Neil Armstrong Merges with The Infinite

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Astronaut Neil Armstrong , possibly the most well known of all astronauts, has passed at the age of 82 . Armstrong was part of the A...
Monday, August 6, 2012

Let the Science Begin! Olympics. Mars. Tomorrow! This Moment in History

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Let's get this party started! Man.  It wasn't enough that I got to watch Usain Bolt win the 100m again, but UT alum Sonya Rich...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

Sally Ride Merges With The Infinite

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I am very sad to say that Sally Ride has passed at the age of 61 after fighting pancreatic cancer. Sally Ride was not the first name o...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Frontier is Everywhere

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This is not official NASA work. This is a NASA fan film. And it encapsulates exactly why I believe in a space program by the people an...
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