PinnedHerb BakerI’m Trying to Learn at Least One New Thing Every DayLive as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.May 944May 944
PinnedHerb BakerThe Astronaut Who Almost Drowned in SpaceIn 2013, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano experienced a life-threatening incident during a spacewalk when a significant leak of water into…Jun 22, 202320Jun 22, 202320
PinnedHerb BakerThe Woodpecker in Heat that Attacked and Delayed a Space ShuttleThe most unusual, and most humorous, reason for a Space Shuttle launch delay happened with the STS-70 mission in the spring of 1995. The…Dec 8, 20239Dec 8, 20239
Herb BakerinCogito CornerWhy I Always Listen to My Inner Voice When it Tells Me “Just Do It!”It was dark and raining that October morning when my alarm woke me up around 6 AM. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE), an…Jun 213Jun 213
Herb BakerDid You Know That John Steinbeck’s Dog Ate Half of his 1st Manuscript of “Of Mice and Men”?American Writer John Steinbeck, who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, loved dogs, but he was not happy after his dog, Toby, who had…Jun 17Jun 17
Herb BakerCan You Imagine Writing a Book With a Typewriter?I was using Microsoft Word when I started writing the manuscript for my first book. I had an outline with notes about many of the subjects…May 312May 312
Herb BakerinCogito CornerHow I Solved My Insomnia ProblemI seem to have finally found the right formula for falling asleep relatively quickly and being able to sleep for 3 to 4 hours at a time…May 3110May 3110
Herb BakerIs Fiction More Difficult to Write Than Nonfiction?As I was writing my first book, a memoir about my involvement in human spaceflight covering 50 years, I remember thinking, “I wonder if…May 302May 302
Herb BakerHow a Space Shuttle Traveled Through the Streets of Los AngelesAfter the Shuttle Program ended in 2011, Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, was allocated to the California Science Center in Los Angeles…May 145May 145
Herb Baker“I Was Superman Every Day” — How Astronaut Clay Anderson Describes Living In SpaceIt’s hard to argue with him about that!May 11May 11