19 July 2018
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: The NASA Mission Reports
.... Thus we read a discussion on blowing the hatch after splashdown: Stafford says, “You remember Gus Grissom, during Mercury 4”; Slayton comments, “I wasn’t at all eager about getting that hatch opened too quick”; and Brand concludes...
30 September 2019
Hasselblad and The Moon Landing
... name in WWII making aerial cameras for the Swedish Air Force. Following the use of Hasselblads on the Mercury and Gemini missions, a version was developed for Apollo. Although the technical descriptions are brief, the...
30 October 2019
Solar Orbiter ready for launch transfer
... all life on Earth depends. At its closest point, the spacecraft will operate from within the orbit of Mercury, providing unique data and imagery of the Sun. Solar Orbiter is an ESA-led mission with NASA participation...
31 December 2019
Virginia Air & Space Center
... visiting the Viking lander on Mars. As far as real space hardware is concerned, the museum also displays the Mercury 14 capsule (used to test the launch escape system), a Gemini boilerplate drop-test vehicle and the Orion...
10 February 2020
ESA's Solar Orbiter probe blasts off to face the Sun
... missions to the Moon." At its closest, Solar Orbiter will face the Sun from within the orbit of Mercury, approximately 42 million kilometres from the solar surface. Cutting-edge heatshield technology will ensure the spacecraft...
15 March 2021
Edinburgh Women in Space Conference 2021
... heavily throughout the conference, with speakers such as Dr. Hina Khan, PamAnderson, Dr Christina Mackaill, Cassandra Mercury and Dr Sonali Mohapatra. An overarching theme of the conference is to create a thriving space sector with individuals...
