May 2020
Space for Art – The magnificent beauty of spaceflight
... beings could imagine and successfully create something so beautiful and complex. But we did - and we continue to do so! SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon abort test – January 2020 As we work to bring new US spacecraft into operation, sometimes we have...
February 2021
The Space Monuments Men
... Johnson Space Center. Where history meets the present - the Apollo 11 astronauts ‘witness’ the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9, an inspirational still from the Vanilla Fire Film ‘Apollo 11 We Must Be Bold’, available via YouTube. I was able...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
... immigrants seeking a land of opportunity. The more natural reaction, he thought, would surely echo the words of Robert Falcon Scott on his arrival at the South Pole in 1912: “Great God, this is an awful place!” Cockell took issue...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
... Scott salutes the American flag at the Hadley-Apennine lunar landing site in front of the Lunar Module Falcon. Artemis Accords signatories have committed to “preserve outer space heritage” and “contribute to multilateral efforts to further develop...
