| Rocket Man! 102 days ago by izaakmak With all the much deserved recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, most of us have completely ignored the fact that we’ve just passed the 50th anniversary of the actual start of America’s manned space program. On April 9th, 1959, NASA announced The Mercury Seven: the seven men ... I Want Ice Water - iwanticewater.wordpress.com ·  1 reference |
| Apollo 11 Mission Highlights 128 days ago by Brian The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Mission Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pi ... JustUsLeeg - justusleeg.com · Rank: 125,241 · 5 references |
| John F. Kennedy's "Moon Speech" - Rice Stadium 132 days ago by Zoe Connolly John F. Kennedy: "President Pitzer, Mr. Vice President, Governor, Congressman Thomas, Senator Wiley, and Congressman Miller, Mr. Webb, Mr. Bell, scientists, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen: I appreciate your president having made me an honorary visiting professor, and I will assure yo ... Aviatrix :: Zoe Connolly - zoeconnolly.blogspot.com · 91 references |
| Untitled 135 days ago by Bartacus The VeteranHe taps me on the shoulder, points up at the full-scale Saturn V model outside the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, and jokes, "Take a look at that! That's the way God meant for rockets to look!" Then he looks up at the Saturn again, a mixture of joy and pride and wonder on his face. Something ... Rhetoric & Rockets - bartacus.blogspot.com · Rank: 68,802 · 4 references |
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