The United States has had six manned space programs. First program was Project Mercury. The sixth program, the International Space Station (ISS), is active today. Between the two, we saw Projects Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and the Space Shuttle. This is Part 3 of this series and focuses on Project Gemini. Project Gemini Builds on the Foundation In orbit 160 […]
Why the President’s Defenders are Wrong
Yes, it’s me again, the Repentant (R). With the keyboard in hand I stand today to challenge those of my (R) brethren who want you to believe what the U.S. president says, and how he behaves don’t matter. The next time President Trump lashes out on Twitter to bully or belittle someone, or to incite […]
Lost in Space: Part 2 – Project Mercury
Project Mercury 1958 – 1963 Lost in Space: Part 1 – America’s Manned Space Programs – Project Mercury The United States has had six manned space programs. First up was Project Mercury, which began in 1961. The current program is the International Space Station program. Between the two, we saw Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and the Space […]
The Irony of Einstein
Albert Einstein. What a man. Physicist. Thinker. Statesman. Whether you like to write or hate doing it, you have to admit this fellow understood how to put a lot into a few words. E=MC². That’s it. One line. Global celebrity and lasting fame from writing a single sentence. My better Angel says “Good for you […]
President’s Day 2018 – A Special Post
You’ve played the game before. “Hey, it’s President’s Day. Who do you think the 3 greatest presidents are?” It was 1800, and George Washington had died the year before. Even by that time, he was the most important figure in our history. A day of remembrance commemorating his February 22nd birthday was already common (though it would […]
Lost in Space: Part 1 – America Climbs into Space
Prelude It was 1945, and World War II was, at last, ending. Weary American GIs were returning home from combat in Europe and the Pacific. Across four years, over 16 million Americans had served worldwide, more than 400,000 had died. (By comparison, the U.S. suffered 58,000 deaths in Vietnam.) Conservative estimates put the total casualty […]
Starman is NOT Happy
Elon thought it was brilliant marketing. The media ate it up. You think it’s cool. Newsflash folks – I’m pissed. I was living large. Minding my own business, sporting SpaceX’s new spacesuit. It was all about me. All about comfort. All about hyper-cool. No paparazzi, flying under the radar and living the dream baby. With […]
The Memo that Wasn’t
The MEMO that Wasn’t Perhaps no other (R) is going to say it. So, I, the Repentant (R), will say it. President Trump is indeed correct. What is going on in this country now is terrible. It is a disgrace. It is shameful. And I think I’ve figured out why he said it… So about […]
A Repentant (R)
They say confession is good for the soul, so I admit it. Please forgive me. I am a moderate Republican, and I voted for Donald Trump. I remember clearly standing in front of the plastic voting machine, its myopic 21-inch Gorgon electronic eye staring me down. I could hear the shouting inside my head, “Don’t…don’t […]