Friday, December 30, 2011

Actually, There Is One New Year's Resolution for 2012...

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Reflections Upon 2011...

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

End of 2011: Top Space Happenings of the Year

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Friday, December 9, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Monday, November 28, 2011

Non-Space Post: Professional Women, Beware

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Video of MSL Launch - November 26, 2011

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MSL/Mars Curiosity Atlas V Launch Liveblog - November 26, 2011

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Friday, November 25, 2011

MSL/Mars Curiosity Liveblogging Starts Here in the A.M. - Don't Miss It!

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

MSL Delayed by One Day Next Week...

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Soyuz TMA-22/Expedition 29 Launch and Mission Updates

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Russian Mars' Moon Probe Drama - UPDATED 11/14/2011

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Monday, October 24, 2011

You, Too, Can Visit the Vehicle Assembly Building

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Monday, October 17, 2011

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Carrying the Ire: The Most WTF Spaceflight Books

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

RIP Steve Jobs, A True Innovator

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Space Movie Review Korner - Apollo 18 Edition

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

FINAL UARS Update - September 27 Edition

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Happy Birthday, John Young!

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Friday, September 23, 2011

UARS Reentry Update: 9/23/2011

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Lots of Updates: This Last Week in September Edition

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Some Updatin' Updates - 9/10/11 Edition

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GRAIL Launch Coverage - September 10, 2011

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Friday, September 9, 2011

Jack Swigert of the Week: It's Tax Season, Oh No!

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Workin' Hard Like A Boss In FL

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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

ISS Update: August 29, 2011

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Some General Facts About Russia's Space Program

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My Thoughts On Russia's Space Program

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Greatest NASA Photo Ever?: Pete Conrad Being Pete Conrad, 1965

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

NASA Publications Which SHOULD Somehow Exist, But Don't

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

My First 10,000 Hits Call For A Skylab Party

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Juno Where I'm At?: Juno's Location, August 18th, 2011 Edition

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Interruption In Programming Until Later This Week...

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Friday, August 12, 2011

My Account Of Juno's NASA Tweetup On Kittysneezes!

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

So Yeah, I Make Videos. Videos Are Cool Now.

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011

At The Juno NASA Tweetup - 8/4/2011

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Made It To T-Ville!

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

How Much Time Until Juno Launches? Tuesday Night Edition

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Monday, August 1, 2011

NASA Juno Update: Juno Now Has Its Own Channel

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Sunday, July 31, 2011

ESCANDALO in Space, Part VI: The Untimely Death of Space Bat

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Friday, July 29, 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Awkward Crew Portraits: Gemini 6, 1965

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

STS-1 Clone High: The Best Of NASA Conspiracy Theories, Part 1


NASA photo from 1981. I'm assuming this was taken after NASA made clones out of the remaining DNA samples of Young and Crippen. Engle and Truly were not aware of the switch yet...but wait, were STS-2 clones too? The mind boggles!

Part of the never-ending fun of being a spaceflight enthusiast is hearing endless conspiracies about various NASA missions. I won't even get into the dozens of crazies um, curious people who think the moon landings were faked. A friend sent me a link to what may be the very best NASA conspiracy theory ever, though. This one involves the space shuttle Columbia and cloning. And not just ordinary cloning - NASA somehow managed to clone John Young and Bob Crippen. I wish I made this whole thing up in my mind, but here's a link to prove that someone dreamed up this hot mess scenario and posted it on an Internet message board.

I'm just going to do a capsule summary of this interesting theory, since I've already posted the link above, and plus if I read the entire poorly written post again I'm afraid I'll legitimately have some kind of grand mal seizure from the awful grammar and writing. Basically, the poster claims that the "real" space shuttle Columbia exploded or was somehow destroyed. As if this conceit wasn't tasteless enough (seriously, anyone writing a fanfic-esque story about a fictitious space disaster which kills real people has some kind of mental issue...), the poster claims "synthetics" a.k.a clones were made of STS-1 astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen in order to carry out the "fake" first Columbia mission. Or something like that. Around this point I thought someone had given me some of the "bad shit" (a.k.a brown acid) from Woodstock, and I had to stop reading.

So there you go. This is the greatest space conspiracy theory I've probably ever read, although I am sure there are some even more amazing stories out there. I can assure all readers that STS-1 was, in fact, a real space shuttle mission which began and ended successfully with its non-cloned astronauts on board. Also, how difficult would it be to clone Young and Crippen? Seriously...? I doubt cloning technology was fantastic in 1981; remember, 1981 still boasted cathode ray televisions and rotary phones. NASA would have messed up the clones. Clone John Young would have been from Rhode Island, and he would have hated corned beef sandwiches. Clone Bob Crippen would have hated tanning. People would have caught onto the deceit pretty quickly. YOU CAN'T CLONE PERFECTION, PEOPLE!


"Aw shucks. Ah am a clone now." The real John Young in a real space shuttle simulator, 1981 NASA photo.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Jack Swigert of the Week: Givin' All The Haters Side Eye...

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

This Is It: STS-135 Reentry And Landing, July 21, 2011

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

"How Much Would You Pay For The Universe?"

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Monday, July 18, 2011

Where Is STS-135 Right Now? Google Earth Edition

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Jack Swigert of the Week: Some People Do What They Like...

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Saturday, July 16, 2011

And Once Again, More Thanks To My Readers, Old And New

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Friday, July 15, 2011

A Country Boy Can Survive...In Space, Part 1: John Watts Young

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Quote Of The Week: July 12, 2011 Edition

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Friday, July 8, 2011

The End - July 8, 2011

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STS 135 Update From Titusville - July 8, 2011

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

To All My Readers, Thank You For Your Support

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Monday, July 4, 2011

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

Jack Swigert of the Week: Um, hey, Apollo 7.

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Mike Collins: The Real Dark Horse of Apollo 11

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Friday, June 10, 2011

McDivitt Vs. Young: Military Uniform Dance-Off - Who Wins?

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Neil Armstrong: The Courage of Restraint

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

June 2011 Links of Interest...

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Joe Engle: The "You Are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa" of NASA

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

And then there was one...Godspeed Endeavour - STS-134

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Jack Swigert of the Week: Wow, Thanks for the Plaque, Guys.

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Jack Swigert of the Week: Guys, I Have Some Advice for You.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

4/5/2011: New News, Pictures, and Other Cool Stuff

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Awkward Crew Portraits: Apollo 10 Edition

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Jack Swigert of the Week: PARTY TIME AT MY HOUSE!!!

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Awkward Crew Portraits: This Hot Mess Portrait...

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Friday, January 14, 2011

1/14/2011 - Lotsa Updates from My Space Available's HQ

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Saturday, January 1, 2011