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Apollo 11 Reentry — 50 Years Ago, Today
Apollo 11 Reentry — 50 Years Ago, Today
The Apollo 11 command module entered the atmosphere at 16:35:05 GMT (11:35:05 Houston time) on July 24, 1969.
Robert Frost
Jul 24, 2019
50 Years Ago Today
50 Years Ago Today
For millennia our species has looked up at the moon and imagined walking on its surface. Almost 2000 years ago, a writer named Lucian…
Robert Frost
Jul 19, 2019
Great Books to Read for the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
Great Books to Read for the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
This week is the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. That has gotten people excited about this adventure that mankind accomplished…
Robert Frost
Jul 17, 2019
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Review: The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut
Review: The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut
Full disclosure, I know Clay. His class of Astronaut Candidates (AsCans), the 1998 class, was the first AsCan group I taught. That was a…
Robert Frost
May 2, 2015
The Distance at Which Planets Stop Looking Like Stars
Planets (usually) shouldn’t look like stars (unless they are near the horizon). If they do, a visit to an optometrist might be in order.
Robert Frost
Jan 30, 2015
Why planets move back and forth in the sky
Why planets move back and forth in the sky
We don’t really perceive depth when we look up at the stars and planets. They all appear to be moving across a flat plane. In the below…
Robert Frost
Jan 24, 2015
What to do if your child wants to be an astronaut?
What to do if your child wants to be an astronaut?
To Inspire and Motivate Her LEAST EXPENSIVE OPTIONS
Robert Frost
Jan 24, 2015
Calculating the Mass of the Sun
So, let’s see if we can calculate the mass of the Sun based on observational data…
Robert Frost
Jan 23, 2015
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