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Something new each Saturday.
Life, the universe and my circumstances permitting.
I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
But if something else caught and held my interest during the week, that's what I'll share.
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Category Archives: Back to the Moon, Onward to Mars
Artemis II, Around the Moon and Back: Wow
Written as Artemis II returned from the Moon: how I see going to the Moon and beyond, what is new in this mission, and what is not new. Continue reading
Another Step in a Long, Long Journey
A few thoughts about the April 1 Artemis II launch, Apollo missions, and wondering what is over the next hill. Continue reading
Radian Aerospace PFV01, Remembering Max Valier
It’s not what I’m writing about this week, but an article in TechCrunch about a prototype space plane got my attention. And reminded me of a promising development of the 1920s that didn’t work out. About a century back, someone … Continue reading
India: Fourth on the Moon, First near Lunar South Pole
India became the fourth nation to land on Earth’s Moon this week. And the first to land near the Lunar south pole. This is a very big deal. So, in a different way, was the “abnormal situation” that turned Russia’s … Continue reading
Snow Cruiser, Moon Buggies, Mars Tractors
I started writing about the Antarctic Snow Cruiser, “one of the colossal engineering flops of history”. Or, my opinion, a basically good design that was rushed into service. The Snow Cruiser and Little America III reminded me of imperial ambitions … Continue reading
