April
Martin Luther King was shot and killed in Memphis yesterday. I don't have words for this.
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Mission Log: Uncategorized
Apollo 6 — The Saturn V Bounces
Apollo 6 flew yesterday, and it was not the clean second Saturn V test everyone hoped for. The rocket experienced severe oscillation and engine failures.
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The Astronauts I’ve Been Getting to Know
I've been reading everything I can find about the astronauts. Not their technical skills — I've been trying to understand them as people.
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The World Is on Fire
The war is everything in the papers right now. The Tet Offensive started last week and nobody sounds certain about anything anymore.
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The Year Everything Will Happen
It's a new year and I think 1968 is going to be decisive. Either we get back on track for a Moon landing, or the goal of before 1970 becomes impossible.
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Saturn V Test — Apollo 4
The Saturn V flew for the first time today. All three stages, no crew, and it worked. The noise reached Washington D.C.
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The Long Wait
We are waiting. The redesign of the Apollo capsule is ongoing, and there's nothing to do but wait and read and follow the technical reports.
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The Summer of Love and the Space Program
San Francisco is full of young people in flowers, and I've been thinking about what they think of the space program — if they think of it at all.
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After the Fire — What Happens Now
It's been two months since Grissom, White, and Chaffee died, and the investigation is ongoing. What comes next for the Moon program?
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The Investigation Continues
The Apollo 204 Review Board is still working. The preliminary findings are out and they are damning. The report lists 1,407 instances of workmanship problems found in the Block I cabin.
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