What to remember about May 21st… 1863 Confederate forces at Port Hudson, Louisiana are ordered to evacuate as Union troops approach; stubborn refusal leads to capture of all 1881 Clara Barton and Ad… more →
The Clockwork Conservativewrote 5 hours ago: I just uploaded four newspaper pages from the the day that the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on … more →
wrote 5 hours ago: Oklahoma storm of May 20, 2013, as viewed by NASA Goddard’s Aqua satellite. Residents of Moore … more →
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wrote 1 day ago: I love an intelligent sci fi movie. And it rarely gets more thought-provoking than films about the d … more →
wrote 1 day ago: The Mars One project – a Dutch reality TV program, funded by entrepreneur Bas Landsdorp that will se … more →
wrote 2 days ago: We couldn’t find a lot of interesting books around, lately. No wonder the publishing industry … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Weeeeeeeee this book was so fun! Like, I’m really excited to buy it for myself AND for my … more →
wrote 3 days ago: The galaxy, a spiral beauty called Messier 94, is located about 17 million light-years away. In this … more →
wrote 3 days ago: ______________________________ NASA reported that a powerful X-class flare, the third in the past tw … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Weeks ago, I read about the news that four people will be sent to March in 2023 to start a colony. I … more →
wrote 3 days ago: So much of what we come into contact with is made of four elements – carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and ni … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Early in Apollo 13, when a reporter asks Jim Lovell (i.e. Tom Hanks) why the Apollo program should c … more →
wrote 4 days ago: NASA Was An Act To Provide More For Research Into The Problems Of Flight Within And Outside The Eart … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl (1980) Beyond the Blue Event Horizon is the sequel to … more →
wrote 4 days ago: James Webb Space TelescopeSource: NASA NASA’s 2018 Next Generation James Webb Space Telescope in Ful … more →
wrote 4 days ago: A 30 second clip encouraging the grand need for space exploration. … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Amid fretful resignation, we learn of the likely loss of the magnificent Kepler mission, which disco … more →
wrote 4 days ago: As I sit here watching Bill and Ted, I was thinking about the possibility of time travel. I believe … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Rocket Garden This blog is Part 1 of a 3-part blog on NASA and Kennedy Space Center from my road tri … more →