“Well, if I had a dollar for every time they’ve killed me in this thing…”The Mars Mission Simulator (MMS) consisted of two simulators in Building 5 of Johnson Space Centre (JSC). The Fixed-Base Simulator (FBS)…Aug 13, 2021Aug 13, 2021
Launch Complex 18Launch Complex 18 (LC-18) was a launch complex at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. First active during the late 1950s and…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
Skylab’s armThe Skylab Remote Manipulator Arm (SRMA) was the culmination of over 10 years of research into remote arms, booms, and so-called…Aug 8, 2021Aug 8, 2021
Fred HaiseFred Wallace Haise Jr. (born November 14 1933) is an American former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the US Marine Corps and…Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021
Standing tall — 1979Almost fifteen years after the completion of Mobile Launcher 3, the construction of ML-4 and 5 was commissioned by NASA from Ingalls Iron…Jul 10, 2021Jul 10, 2021
Space Task Group — 1969“Have you seen what the Space Task Group is cooking up? Have you seen the report?”Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021
Let’s Stay TogetherNASA has confirmed an order for 15 new Saturn launch vehicles. Enough, they say, for manned space flight through to 1980. Speaking over…Jun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021
Remembering Deke Slayton13 June was the anniversary of the death of Deke Slayton. Mercury 7 astronaut, Director of Flight Crew Operations and belated space…Jun 14, 2021Jun 14, 2021
Contract Award17 April, 1976 (HOUSTON) — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced this morning that it has awarded the contract for…Apr 17, 2021Apr 17, 2021
