Armstrong taking those first steps, photo: NASA, public domaine The Parental Units and I went to our friends, The Fitzgeralds, to watch. They were the owners of a large color television in a modern console, the biggest screen I had ever seen. I found every moment to be … [Read more...]
#MoonTunes: Number One – “Fly Me To The Moon”
NASA via YouTube 50 years ago, June 19, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were floating in a tin can far above the world circling the Moon, just hours away from Armstrong and Aldrin becoming the first humans visit a sphere other than … [Read more...]
#PictureThis: The First “Space Selfie” Sells At Auction
Until we get some self-portraits from Mars, it looks like astronaut Buzz Aldrin really is the king of all selfies. He took this self-portrait during the Gemini 12 mission … [Read more...]
