Keith’s note: I had an interesting job at STS-1 – I was California Governor Jerry Brown’s advance man. I took a few days off from my job at Rockwell Downey […]
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That Time Wernher von Braun’s Rocket Tried To Kill My Father (Repost)
Keith’s note: As best I can collate the facts, on 18 March 1945, 79 years ago today, a V-2 missile was launched from Statenkwartier in The Hague in occupied Netherlands […]
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My Father’s 100th Birthday: A Tale Of Two ID Badges
Keith’s note: I spent some time in Washington, DC this morning at the World War II memorial. My father was born 100 years ago today. We lost him a few […]
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NASAWatch on Apollo 7
Keith’s note: I was just on Deutsche Welle TV and spoke about the legacy of Astronaut Walt Cunningham, the Apollo 7 mission, and The Artemis Generation. Audio below.
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How NASA Operated Before PowerPoint
Book Review: The Apollo 11 Flight Plan: A Real Script Of Exploration “The Apollo 11 Flight Plan” from relaunch.space is one of the more unusual books that I have “read” […]
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Book Review: The Apollo 11 Flight Plan: A Real Script Of Exploration
“The Apollo 11 Flight Plan” from relaunch.space is one of the more unusual books that I have “read” or reviewed. Let me get this out of they up front: this […]
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Nichelle Nichols
Ad Astra Nichelle Nichols, SpaceRef Keith’s note: Actress Nichelle Nichols has died at the age of 89. To generations of Star Trek fans she was the iconic Lt. Uhura. To […]
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Too Bad NASA Ignores NASA Documentaries
Keith’s 16 June update: NASA finally got around to mentioning this publicly. NASA’s The Color of Space Documentary Celebrates Black Space Explorers Too bad @NASA can't be bothered to promote […]
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Apollo 1 Memorial At Arlington
Apollo 1 memorial is finally in place at Arlington National Cemetery. Long overdue. Kudos to all who made this happen. #AdAstra Alas @NASA hasn't bothered to tell anyone unless you […]
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NASAWatch Is 26
How It Started | How It’s Going Keith’s note: NASAWatch turns 26 on 1 Apr 2022. It started as “NASA RIFWatch” on 1 Apr 1996 with this post “RIF at […]