Decision: Apollo 8 To The Moon
The flight of Apollo 8 is an historical watershed in the course of human spaceflight. Its circumlunar mission which climaxed in a dramatic television broadcast on Christmas Eve 1968, marked a point in time when humanity became a true spacefaring culture. While much has been written and reported about the actual flight, including the reading of Genesis by the crew, this essay will concentrate on why Apollo 8 was tasked with flying to the moon.
The Red Planet
Background Mars, the Red Planet, named for the Roman god of war because its color represented blood. The planet has been a source of mystery since the ancient Sumerians who believed that Mars was Nergal, the god of war and plague. Later, in Mesopotamian texts, Mars...
America’s First Space Station
"Get your ticket to that wheel in space."Lyrics from I.G.Y. by Donald Fagen Background Early SciFi images of a Wheel in Space In popular Science Fiction space stations were a common theme. Arthur C. Clarke and other early advocates of manned space flight believed that...
JWST is no comparison to Hubble Space Telescope, here is why.
Astronomers dealt with a major several problems since the inception of astronomy. First, objects give off electromagnetic radiation. The human eye's ability to detect the visible spectrum restricts us from seeing other electromagnetic radiation. Second, distant...
NASA’s Lunar Gateway getting HALO and PPE
A big announcement about the NASA Lunar Gateway came out on Friday June 5th, 2020. NASA officially awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) for the preliminary design and development of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO). The...
Expect big things from this small company – Alba
ESA, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, TU delft all figured out that they can build and launch a satellite for less. The goal of these smart organizations? Miniaturization. But how small? What if I told you that you could hold a satellite in your hand? How about a...
The X-15 Rocket Plane
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...
JWST is no comparison to Hubble Space Telescope, here is why.
Astronomers dealt with a major several problems since the inception of astronomy. First, objects give off electromagnetic radiation. The human eye's ability to detect the visible spectrum restricts us from seeing other electromagnetic radiation. Second, distant...
HTV-9 mission arrives at ISS prior to SpaceX Dragon
Japan launched its last ISS resupply mission with the HTV. For the ISS, this week looks very busy. An American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut used a Canadian robotic arm to capture a Japanese spacecraft. JAXA launched the HTV-9 mission to resupply the ISS on 20...
Can we Talk about ChinaSat’s Market Capitalization?
Can we Talk about ChinaSat’s Market Capitalization? China Satellite Communications Company Limited (ChinaSat) is the leading satellite operator in China, with a fleet of more than 10 satellites in geostationary orbit. The company has for decades broadcast central and...
Understanding why did Sir Richard Branson blow up his own rocket!??!
Things didn’t go as planned today for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit company. Branson seems to be in a glut recently. He recently needed to liquidate shares of the publically traded Virgin Galactic to shore up his other business hit hard by the COVID19...
Space Applications for Military: Eyes Beyond the Sky
For decades, space has been one of the critical assets for military operations. In fact, space technology is a product of defence industry that needed an upgrade in technological capabilities for various military operations since the early 1940s. The transition of...
You heard of Star Wars, but did you know there were Space Soda Wars?
Back when President Reagan was working on his Star Wars strategic defense initiative, there was another struggle going on. Two historic adversaries, each a giant with loyal followers set their aims at a new battlefield of Space. Pepsi and Coca-cola each postured to be...
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