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Down To Earth Atlantis was raised into her final position at the new visitor center at KSC. She also looks rather silly in full shrink wrap. Reading the description of the new museum, I am really...

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Down to Earth SpaceX’s reusable vertical take-off and landing rocket, Grasshopper, had another successful flight. This one longer and higher than the last two. This is a big rocket. There was a...

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2012 In Review

I wouldn’t say that 2012 either came in or went out with a bang (unless the last minute federal budget politiking* strikes you as “a bang”). Nevertheless, 2012 was a busy year for space enthusiasts....

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Down to Earth This week is the time every year for somber reflection at NASA, as it sees the anniversaries of all three of NASA’s spaceflight fatalities: Apollo 1 on January 27, Challenger on January...

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Down to Earth A couple of updates on Space Shuttle artifacts being displayed. First, the original external fuel tank test article was shipped from KSC to the “Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum” in...

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Down to Earth I wrote last week about a few updates to Space Shuttle artifact exhibits coming online around the country. And there is yet more news to tell this week. The exhibit of the Space Shuttle...

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Down to Earth Virgin Galactic has hired two new pilots, including former Space Shuttle Commander and Navy TOPGUN pilot, Frederick “CJ” Sturckow. Awesome! At the Kennedy Space Center’s new visitor...

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Down to Earth Many space enthusiasts and planetary scientists were unsettled by a NASA announcement on December 3rd about a restructuring of the planetary science budget. In particular, the money...

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Book Review: Launch On Need

NASA’s Foundations of Mission Operations is meant to be a reminder to all working in the manned spaceflight program of the responsibility we hold to the taxpayer and to the astronauts we train and...

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Down to Earth A new exhibit called ‘Forever Remembered’ at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center has opened, featuring artifacts from the fateful STS-51L and STS-107 missions. NASA is offering to lease parts of...

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Down To Earth The Smithsonian Institution met their funding goal for their Kickstarter project to raise money to restore both Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 suit and Alan Shepard’s Mercury suit. Last week,...

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Down To Earth Two space shuttle astronauts, Brian Duffy and Scott Parazynski, were recently inducted into the astronaut hall of fame. Apollo astronaut and moonwalker, Edgar Mitchell, died at the age of...

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Down to Earth Buzz Aldrin has published a new book titled “No Dream is Too High.” United Launch Alliance and Bigelow Aerospace have announced a new partnership. Bigelow will launch their enormous...

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Lots to catch up on since my last post on July 23rd. The great summer for spaceflight continues. Down to Earth After Eileen Collins spoke at the RNC, another Space Shuttle commander, Mark Kelly, spoke...

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Down to Earth Skylab and Space Shuttle astronaut Paul Weitz has died at 85 years old. The 2018 US Olympic Snowboard team will wear uniforms inspired by NASA spacesuits. Saudi Arabia has agreed to...

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