Things happened in rapid succession in the wake of the tragic Apollo 1 spacecraft fire that claimed the lives of astronauts Gus Grisson, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee on January 27, 196…
Yikes! As I scanned USA Today writer Melissa Ruggieri’s list in her article Timeless albums, tunes are turning 50 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (published 6-13-22), all I coul…
Hey gang – The Summer Solstice has arrived and we are giving Lee ‘The Night-flier’ (above) and the rest of the our staff some much needed R&R time – plus yours truly time t…
After a couple of months with no evening planets gracing our skies, both Mercury and Saturn will make their appearance late in the month. It will be a bit of a viewing challenge, bu…
Who doesn’t like stories about people being inspired to do great things? We all have moments in our lives when something adjusts our path in one direction or another. Not all are life …
Perhaps there needs to be a qualifying statement tagged to the above title: A Brief History ‘of Modern Rocketry’. It is common knowledge that the Chinese were the first true rocketry pioneer…