by Carl Rossi | Jun 13, 2020 | All space related, Beyond Earth Orbit, Space History
Classic Rock legends Pink Floyd designated the far side of the moon The Dark Side of the Moon in a 1973 album release. This unfortunate name has stuck because the far side of the moon is anything but dark. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon released in...
by Carl Rossi | Jun 6, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Space History, sub-orbital
Introduction After World War Two, the United States as well as the United Kingdom and Soviet Union all began programs to develop rocket propulsion as follow on to the German V2. While the main focus of these programs was the deployment of ballistic missiles for...
by Carl Rossi | Jun 3, 2020 | All space related, Space History, Stuff in Orbit
Neil Armstrong has been referred to as “First Man” as in first man to set foot on the moon. However, the First Man of Space is Yuri Gagarin who became the first human to orbit the earth. Early Life Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934 in Smolensk of working...
by Carl Rossi | May 25, 2020 | All space related, Launch
Background Recently, the X-37B spaceplane lifted off from Cape Canaveral using a United Space Alliance Atlas V as a booster. What is not commonly known by today’s space enthusiasts is that the current version of this booster can trace its origins back in...
