Category Archives: Science

Apollo 11

Posted on 7 July 2019 by pws

We all remember the so-called Apollo 1 fire and the deaths of three astronauts. It seemed that that would kick NASA backwards so far as to possibly fail in its mission, but, as we know, it didn’t. Apollo 8 was … Continue reading →

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Moon coverage

Posted on 5 July 2019 by pws

It’s great to see the proposed coverage on space events on TV. I can’t speak for all countries, but I know that Discovery in the USA is giving a lot of broadcast hours over to it. Here in the UK, … Continue reading →

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The sixties

Posted on 2 July 2019 by pws

I was born in 1954, meaning I was in my mid-teens in the late 1960s. I don’t really think I remember Sputnik, but I do certainly remember coming home from school, seeing the tv on and Yuri Gagarin orbiting the … Continue reading →

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