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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: April 2011
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The flight-test orbiter which has been displayed at the Udvar-Hazy Center will fly one more time to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. In New York, NY. It will be displayed on the dock along side the naval vessel that was used to recover both Mercury and Gemini spacecraft. With Enterprise vacating its current home, way will be made for Discovery to be displayed at America's premier facility for aerospace history. The Udvar-Hazy Center. Thursday, April 7, 2011.
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: November 2009
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Monday, November 30, 2009. Spacecraft of the Week #12. For the rendezvous Gemini VII was the passive target, but the long duration flight provided the real challenges. Imagine spending two weeks with another person in an area the size of a bathroom stall and you'll get the idea. And you would have a toilet to use! After a week, the novelty of spaceflight wore off. The crew was allowed free time, an unthinkable thing for previous flights. They took to reading books they packed for the time: Borman...For p...
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: August 2009
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Monday, August 31, 2009. Spacecraft of the Week #3. Was one of many built by NASA to give to Navy and allied ships to train crews in the recovery of a wayward capsule. In an emergency, the Apollo spacecraft could be brought home earlier, even on land (though very. Hard on the astronauts! Visited Murmansk as a port of call during a six month arctic survey. They were surprised when, with a considerable amount of hoopla, they were presented with the Apollo capsule. Space Capsule to Time Capsule. Has been po...
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Discovery Lands at KSC. Here I go outside. More in a minute. And by the time I'm back at my desk, the orbiter is wheels stopped on Runway 33. A beautiful sight, as this approach brought the orbiter almost directly over HQ. Orbiter and crew now safe and sound on Terra Frima. A few things to know about these events (and there are only three more left, so listen up! The two sonic booms are produced by shock waves emanating from the orbiter nose and tail. Technically speaking, the or...
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: My Kind of Town
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Sunday, July 11, 2010. My Kind of Town. Today I am in Chicago for a conference, so I took the afternoon to revisit some old friends. Chicago is one of the few places that host the trifecta of historical spacecraft, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Interestingly, they are not found at the same location. While the Crown Space Center at the Museum of Science and Industry boasts Aurora 7. Mercury) and the Apollo 8. Command Module, you have to travel up the lake front to the Adler Planetarium to see the Gemini 12.
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: February 2010
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Monday, February 22, 2010. Spacecraft of the Week #15. Long past time for a new Spacecraft of the Week. I've missed several weeks due to job and family responsibilities. So in starting over anew we'll honor an anniversary this week (or, rather, last Saturday) and present the Mercury MA-6. Spacecraft flown by Co. John Glenn on February 20, 1962, Friendship 7. So that all aspects of flight and landing could occur safely within the confines of the mother country, where stories could be tightly controlled.
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: Getting Ready for 30
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Thursday, April 7, 2011. Getting Ready for 30. Next week brings the 30th anniversary of the first launch of the space shuttle. Festivities are planned for the KSC Visitor Complex (weather and government shut-down permitting) at which Administrator Charlie Bolden will announce where these historical spacecraft will retire. Allow me to place my prediction in writing, and to be used as a reference once the decision is released. Discovery OV-103 - Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA. While this is one of those ...
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: March 2010
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Monday, March 22, 2010. New Computer, New Problem. I had to have my computer replaced due to a bad logic board (their explanation. I can see them in the back room hitting it with a rolled up newsparper, "Bad logic board! Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Spacecraft of the Week #17. Is this weeks featured spacecraft. Commanded by Neil Armstrong and piloted by David Scott, this spacecraft successfully launched to and docked with an Agena target vehicle in 1966. In Wapakoneta, Ohio, the 17th S pacecraft of the Week.
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: Some Fixes and a Titan Tale
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Monday, July 5, 2010. Some Fixes and a Titan Tale. On this fine holiday (observed) I was able to get in and fix some things in the Field Guide that had been creating some problems. There are still a few more things to work through but at least it looks nicer. One update I did post is in relation the the Titan II. That once stood at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. And the old booster? The one that was damaged? September 8, 2012 at 7:32 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Promote Your Page Too.
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft - The Blog: September 2009
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Spacecraft of the Week #5. Among the items are the shuttle trainers seen above at Building 9 of the Johnson Space Center. These trainers help accustom astronauts to the tasks that they will perform during their mission. The Full Fuselage Trainer. This is unique as it can be pitched up 90º to train astros on how to board the craft at the pad. The item seen at the bottom is the Manipulator Development Facility. Spacecraft of the Week. Friday, September 11, 2009. It was a beaut...