So. You’re about to boldly go where no man has gone before. But Fred, your trusty State Farm agent says the home office just ain’t gonna sign off on life insurance for someone who’s about to go to the Moon. … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s July 20th again, and that means we’ve entered the 41st year After Humans Landed On The Moon. I can think of no better demarcation line between a world that was and a world that is. Here’s what I … Continue reading →

Today was the first flight of the VSS Enterprise, the first spaceship that will take commercial passengers into space. The ship is that middle part. The rest is the carrier plane that will take it up to 50,000 feet or … Continue reading →

Click the image for a nice huge press shot of the VSS Enterprise and its carrier plane, the VMS Eve. I have only two years to become a millionaire so I can afford the $200,000 ticket price. More info at … Continue reading →

Wow. I am absolutely amazed at the number of soft, information-free stories that have circulated about the LCROSS satellite hitting the Moon. Let me throw out a couple of quick paragraphs to help my friends: “Bombing.” No. We did not … Continue reading →

Not much is happening today. Neil, Buzz, and Mike are heading home. They’re now far enough away from the Moon to where they can take a picture of the whole thing. It’s pretty much the same as when they were … Continue reading →

Neil and Buzz, after spending about 20 hours on the Moon, head back up to join Mike in the command/service module. And as we’ve seen almost every step of the way with Apollo, they’ve left behind the part of their … Continue reading →

While working on this little chronicle, there have been days when I’ve really had to search to find pictures that were definitely from that day. Not so here. Around 300 pictures were taken on the surface of the Moon on … Continue reading →