Tag Archives: Skylab

Wednesday’s Book Review: “Homesteading Space”

Posted on June 10, 2015 by launiusr

Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story. By David Hitt, Owen Garriott, Joseph P. Kerwin, with the diary of Alan L. Bean. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-080-3224-34-6. 548 pages. $29.95. Accounts by astronauts are sometimes entertaining, sometimes insightful and … Continue reading →

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What is the Attraction of a Space Station?

Posted on October 27, 2014 by launiusr

There has been an international crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since 2000. Why? What is it about the idea of a space station that has made it so important for the nations of the world. It seems that … Continue reading →

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A Chronology of Key Space Anniversaries for 2014

Posted on January 1, 2014 by launiusr

There are many anniversaries every year, some truly significant and others of a more mundane nature. What follows is a short chronology of anniversaries taking place in 2014 relating to the spaceflight community. It is not an exhaustive list, but … Continue reading →

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Was NASA Serious about Trying to Rescue Skylab?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by launiusr

On the May 19, 1979, episode of Saturday Night Live, the path-breaking comedy program that everyone who was anyone watched, John Belushi played a science commentator for “Weekend Update,” its faux news segment. Belushi began with a staid report on … Continue reading →

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