command module pilot

Remembering Apollo 10 - Launched this Day in 1969.

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:38 +0200

Remembering Apollo 10 - Launched this Day in 1969.

bunnybundy: jtotheizzoe: Lightning Launch Speaking of awesome...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:42:36 +0200

jtotheizzoe:

Lightning Launch

Speaking of awesome lightning, did you know that Apollo 12’s Saturn V was struck by lightning less than a minute after launch? The bolt threw the navigation computer into chaos and then traveled down the energized exhaust plume.

Read about the white-knuckled minutes, the near-abort and controlled self-destruct that almost happened. Until a young flight controller suggested they flip “SCE to AUX”.

(via Universe Today)

And that’s why, to this day, if you’re friends with a space nerd like me, and you do something amazing and save the day, I’ll say, “Dang, man, that was SCE to AUX!”

And you’ll call me a dweeb. :)

astroperlas: Skylab-3 (NASA).

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:42:24 +0200

astroperlas:

Skylab-3 (NASA).

kaiyves: lightthiscandle: astroperlas: La misión Skylab-3...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:41:54 +0200

kaiyves:

lightthiscandle:

astroperlas:

La misión Skylab-3 (NASA).

I love that final picture.

That’s the “Flying Chair”, an MMU prototype.

senior-crown: A look at what might have been (using Orbiter...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:40:11 +0200

senior-crown:

A look at what might have been (using Orbiter 2010).

On May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper is launched into space aboard...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:59:00 +0200

On May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper is launched into space aboard Faith 7 on the longest American space mission to that date. Faith 7 was the final flight of Project Mercury.

lightthiscandle: letsdolaunch: And Beyond (1/20 sec, f/3.5,...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:28:07 +0200

lightthiscandle:

letsdolaunch:

And Beyond

(1/20 sec, f/3.5, spot meter, AWB, ISO 1600, 50mm lens)

Jack Swigert!

spacewatching: NASA/Mercury capsule No. 13 atop MA-6 with...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:27:23 +0200

spacewatching:

NASA/Mercury capsule No. 13 atop MA-6 with egress facility extended to capsule on Pad 14 on the Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex.

crookedindifference: Project Gemini

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:44:27 +0200

crookedindifference:

Project Gemini

lightthiscandle: Missing Guenter and Wally today.

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:34:08 +0200

lightthiscandle:

Missing Guenter and Wally today.

Apollo 10 Prime Crew Stafford, Young and Cernan…...

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:08:00 +0200

Apollo 10 Prime Crew Stafford, Young and Cernan… It’s a Beautiful Day!

colchrishadfield: Progress robot resupply spaceship, coming up...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:46:31 +0200

colchrishadfield:

Progress robot resupply spaceship, coming up to dock with Station on Friday.

Hello! I found your blog through a few astronomy/science blogs that I recently started following! I've seen several of your posts, and wanted to let you know how much I appreciate all the photos and text posts :) You, and many others, are inspirations.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:11:55 +0200

Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words!

bunnybundy: I hadn’t seen this picture before, which is rare....

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:03:41 +0200

bunnybundy:

I hadn’t seen this picture before, which is rare. So. Darn. Cuuuute.

Apollo 16 - Leaving Descartes

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:37:20 +0200

Apollo 16 - Leaving Descartes

Apollo 16 landing site. Apollo Surface Panorama made from frames...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:31:24 +0200

Apollo 16 landing site. Apollo Surface Panorama made from frames AS16-116-18574 - AS16-116-18582

kaiyves: supersonic-youth: Rise #DailyShuttle The smoke and...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:06:17 +0200

kaiyves:

supersonic-youth:

Rise

#DailyShuttle

The smoke and the perspective… perfection.

All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.

Photo

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:31 +0200

sunriseprelude: Apollo 10

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:56:31 +0200

sunriseprelude:

Apollo 10

thewoodlanders: Pioneer poster boys: Wally, Frank, Jim and Tom...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:53:34 +0200

thewoodlanders:

Pioneer poster boys: Wally, Frank, Jim and Tom posing in 1998.

“After their historic splashdown, four lifelong friends emerged. The twin Gemini teams (all of whom later flew Apollo missions) were reunited this summer for Apollo 13 commander Lovell’s induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, where the drinks—and gibes—flowed freely. Borman, who restores antique biplanes and fighters, took the brunt of one so-called hangar story. Forty-two years ago, as their capsules drew close, Borman, the lone West Pointer among three Annapolis grads, spotted a crude sign in the approaching spacecraft’s window: beat army. “It’s wonderful to see them all together,” said Jo Schirra of her husband’s annual linkups. “They act just like little boys”.”

Love this - it first appeared in Vanity Fair (of all places) as original feature and part of a tribute page to Wally in 2007.

Just as a side note: Gemini VII transcripts reveal Frank and Jim’s side of the aborted first launch of VI. The first and only thing they anxiously asked was for confirmation that Wally and Tom were out of the craft and safe.