Category Archives: Space, Outer

VSS Enterprise

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

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“Bombing” the Moon? No. LCROSS in a nutshell.

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

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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 22

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

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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 21

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

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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 20 – Landing Day!

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

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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 19

Apollo 11 has arrived in lunar orbit. When they got close enough to the Moon, they fired the service module rocket to slow them down enough to be captured by the Moon’s gravity. Now, Neil and Buzz have gotten into … Continue reading

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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 18

Apollo 11 is coasting to the Moon. Of the huge 363 foot tall rocket that blasted off from Florida, only a small portion remains. As each stage of the rocket fires and uses up its fuel, it is jettisoned so … Continue reading

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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 17

Apollo launched yesterday and spent a little time in Earth orbit to make sure everything was working. Now, they’ve fired the stage four rocket to blast out of Earth orbit and head for the Moon, which will take a couple … Continue reading

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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 16 – Launch Day!

This is it. The beginning of Humanity’s longest trip so far. Start it off with breakfast, the most important meal of the day (and the only non-liquid food you’ll get for a week.) It’s a light meal of steak, eggs, … Continue reading

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40 Years after Apollo 11: July 15

One day until launch. This is the only picture I could find with a confirmed date of July 15. It’s Buzz having dinner the night before launch. Yup, that’s a big honkin’ steak. If you look back to July 13, … Continue reading

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