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Apollo 13 and Nostalgia for an Earlier Time
A cultural debate has raged during the first part of the twenty-first century over the meaning of the Apollo program. Much of the recollection of Apollo’s legacy revolves around ideas of ‘progress’ for the American nation. At the same time, Apollo … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lunar Exploration, Space
Tagged American exceptionalism, Apollo 13, cold war, History, Moon, Moon race, NASA, nostalgia, politics, public policy, Ron Howard, U.S. Civil Space
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Chronology of Key Space Anniversaries for 2015
1945—70 Years Ago 4 July—The NACA’s Pilotless Aircraft Research Division (PARD) launched from Wallops Island, Maryland, its first test vehicle, a small two-stage, solid-fuel rocket to check out the installation’s instrumentation. The group soon began serious work to learn about … Continue reading
Posted in History, Space
Tagged 1960s, Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program, Akatsuki, Alexei Leonov, Apollo 13, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Army Ballistics Missile Agency, Atlantis, Atlas, cold war, Deep Impact 1, Dragon, Echo 1, Ed White, Falcon 9, Frank Borman, Gemini III, Gemini IV, Gemini VI, Gemini VII, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Gus Grissom, Hayabusa, History, hubble space telescope, IKAROS, Intelsat 1, International Space Station, Jim Lovell, John W. Young, Luna 16, Luna 17, Lunokhod 1, Mariner 4, Mir, Moon, Moon race, NACA, NASA, National Security Council, Naval Research Laboratory, Norman E. Thagard, Pilotless Aircraft Research Division, Project Vanguard, Redstone Arsenal, science, Soyuz 9, space science, space shuttle, SpaceX, Tiros 1, Titan, Tom Stafford, Transit 1B, U.S. Civil Space, V-2, Viking, Voskhod 2, Voyager, WAC-Corporal, Wally Schirra, Wernher von Braun, White Sands Proving Grounds
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Whatever Became of the Apollo 1 Spacecraft?
On January 27, 1967, Apollo-Saturn (AS) 204, later named Apollo 1, was on the launch pad with the astronauts moving through ground simulations in what was called a “plugs out” test. The three astronauts to fly on this mission—Gus Grissom, … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Space
Tagged Apollo 13, Apollo-Saturn (AS) 204, Betty Grissom, Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Challenger, Daniel S. Goldin, David Alberg, Ed White, Florida, Floyd L. Thompson, Gus Grissom, History, James E. Webb, Kansas Cosmosphere, Langley Research Center, NASA, Roger Chaffee, Titusville, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, U.S. Civil Space
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Roger’s List of the Five Worst Pictures to Win the Oscar for Best Picture
I just re-watched Forrest Gump and that raised in my mind, what are my top (bottom) five films to win the Oscar for Best Picture that didn’t deserve it. I know this is a subjective list, and I’m happy to entertain … Continue reading
Posted in History, Personal
Tagged Anthony Minghella, Apollo 13, Babe, Bear Bryant, Best Picture, Braveheart, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cecil B. DeMille, Cimmeron, Fargo, Forrest Gump, Gigi, High Noon, Il Postino, Katharine Clifton, Mel Gibson, oscars, Pulp Fiction, Saul Zaentz, Shine, The English Patient, The Great Show on Earth, The Quiet Man, The Shawshank Redemption, Tom Hanks, Vincente Minnelli, William Wallace
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“Apollo 13” Actor Tom Hanks Speaks Out on Behalf of Space Exploration
Beginning in the early 1990s the NASA budget began to decline, a trend that continues to the present, and numerous individuals committed to the continuation of an aggressive space exploration program began to speak out. One of the most vocal … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, History, International Space Station, Lunar Exploration, Politics, Space, Space Shuttle
Tagged actor tom hanks, american work ethic, Apollo, Apollo 13, budget, collective psyche, film apollo 13, History, International Space Station, Mars, Moon, NASA, nasa budget, presidential power, public perceptions, public policy, space exploration, space exploration program, space science, space shuttle, Tom Hanks, U.S. Civil Space
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