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Gemini Spacecraft: Moonship? Parasail landing?The two-man Gemini spacecraft had many concepts that were never realized, and we present a few from Moon Ship lander to a parasail return on a runway.
Gemini Spacecraft: Moonship? Parasail landing?
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BIG PLANS FOR GEMINI THAT NEVER MATERALIZED today 4 pm EDT or anytime on YouTube www.youtube.com/@AmericanSpaceMuseum/streamsHost MarQ & co-producer Marty are back from vacation, and offer this interesting historical side trip of concepts for a lunar Gemini spaceship.
TWO EARLY SHUTTLES LAUNCHED THIS AUG 30TH DATE: 1983 CHALLENGER AT NIGHT AND 1984 MAIDEN FLIGHT OF DISCOVERY--NINE ROOKIES TOTAL!Two significant NASA history events happened on Aug. 30th: the first African-American, Guy Bluford, was launched to space in 1983, paving the way for all minorities; and the first launch of a Shuttle after a scary, on-pad abort in June 1984 on its maiden missionAnd the Shuttle missions of STS-8 in 1983 and STS-41-D in 1984 had a total of 11 astronautsβnine of them rookies! Only the commanders, Dick Truly on STS-8 and Henry Hartsfield on STS-41D were experienced, each with one previous spaceflight. STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched at 2:32 am August 30, 1983 and landed on September 5, conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttle program. With Truly and Bluford, were Daniel Brandenstein, Dale Gardner and William Thornton.STS-41-D was the first 6-person flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the first mission of Space Shuttle Discovery.Discovery, which would become the workhorse of the fleet with 39 launches, blasted off at 8:41 am EDT on Aug. 30, 1984 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Commander Hartsfield led five rookies: Michael Coats, Richard Mullane, Steven Hawley, Judy Resnik and Charles Walker. Three commercial communications satellites were deployed into orbit during the six-day mission, and a number of scientific experiments were conducted.NASA on STS-41D www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-41D.htmlSTS-8 The mission successfully achieved all of its planned research objectives, but was marred by the subsequent discovery that a solid-fuel rocket booster had almost malfunctioned catastrophically during the launch. NASA on STS-8 www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-8.h#spaceshuttleu#blackamericansi#blackhistorystory #/shutttledisco#ShuttleChallengere#SpaceHistorystory
ROMAN TELESCOPE LIFTOFF THIS MORNING BY CARLETON BAILIE
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASTRONAUT MEGAN McARTHUR, 55, TODAY Katherine Megan McArthur was born Aug. 30, 1971 in Honolulu, Hawaii, but grew up in Mountain View, California.. She spent her 50th birthday on the ISS! How cool is that? And, Meganβs husband is Bob Behnken, who was pilot of the first Crew Dragon mission to the ISS in May 2019 (she sat in his seat as pilot of Crew 2 in 2021). A space veteran of STS-125, the last Hubble repair mission in 2009, McArthur is an American oceanographer and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut. She has served as a Capsule Communicator for both the Space shuttle and Space Station.Hereβs Meganβs Twitter and NASA bio: @astro_Meaganwww.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/k-megan-mcarthur#astronautbirthdays #crew2 #womenastronauts #spacehistory
SPACE SNACKS FROM LITHUANIAN COMPANY NOW FOR SALEfrom CollectSpaceA European Space Agency (ESA) research project has resulted in the launch of a new market for space commercialization: snacks.Space Snacks from the Lithuania-based company UAB Geld Baltic are colorful, freeze-dried cubes enriched with spirulina, pea protein and other innovative ingredients. Developed with the French Space Agency (CNES), the Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES) in Toulouse and Lithuanian R&D company Biordico, Space Snacks are the evolution of a concept with a potential for use in space."These snacks began as a research project funded by ESA, and today they become products anyone can taste," said Laura KaziukonienΔ, founder and CEO of Geld Baltic, in a statement. "This is an important milestone not only for our company but for Europe's space ecosystem, because it shows that technologies developed for space can become products for everyday life."Flavors, textures and ideasAdvertised as combining "unusual flavors, unexpected textures and space-inspired ideas," Space Snacks is now reaching consumers in two initial varieties: "innovative protein," such as pea protein isolate and chlorella powder, and spirulina, a microscopic blue-green algae that is a nutrient-dense superfood.The same characteristics that makes Space Snacks a fit for astronauts is also applicable to every day life on Earth, as evident by how KaziukonienΔ got started.
Space Snacks for sale, inspired by ESA-funded astronaut food study
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A European Space Agency (ESA) research project has resulted in the launch of a new market for space commercialization: snacks. Space Snacks from the Lithuanian company UAB Geld Baltic are freeze-dried...
THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL CHARITY SPACE MEMORABILIA AUCTION SATURDAY!
ASM CHARITY VIRTUAL AUCTION AT NOON TODAY, 300-PLUS LOTS OF SPACE HISTORY UP FOR GRABS!connect.invaluable.com/usspace/
LEGENDARY T-38 ASTRONAUT JET CELEBRATES ARTEMIS WITH NEW DESIGNfrom collectSPACEFor the first time in decades, NASA has rolled out one of its iconic astronaut training aircraft with a bold new look.The space agency debuted a new livery on one of its T-38 jets in celebration of its program to return astronauts to the moon. The Artemis design retains nods to what made the "white rocket" immediately recognizable, but adds a new colorway and painted graphics to make clear where NASA is headed."This new 'Artemis' livery has a black and white paint scheme with blue and red stripes that separate those two paint schemes," said Sean Brady, who proposed and designed the new livery while serving as the T-38 project pilot in NASA's Aircraft Operations Division (AOD), part of the Flight Operations Directorate at Johnson Space Center in Houston. "The Artemis program logo in the back and a picture of the moon is on the left and right side of the rear fuselage."The Northrop T-38 "Talon" two-seat supersonic trainer has been in use by NASA since 1962, when the first jets were loaned to the agency by the U.S. Air Force. Flown today to familiarize new astronauts with working in a high-stress, dynamic environment and maintain pilots' flight proficiencies, Johnson Space Center currently has a fleet of 14 active T-38 jets stationed out of nearby Ellington Airport.All but one is adorned with the classic blue stripe livery that has been associated with most of NASA's aircraft over the past five decades.
Lunar livery: NASA T-38 astronaut training jet gets new Artemis look
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For the first time in decades, NASA has rolled out one of its iconic astronaut training aircraft with a bold new look. The space agency debuted a new livery on one of its T-38 jets in celebration of i...
ASM SUMMER CHARITY VIRTUAL AUCTION TODAY AT NOON!Here: is the link: connect.invaluable.com/usspace/Have you ever wanted to own some legendary astronaut autographs or rare NASA photographs? Maybe you want to show off an American flag flown in space for your βspace cave?β Or youmight add World War 2, political signatures, patches and other pieces from the Golden Age ofAmerica.Pre-bidding is open for an incredible selection of more than 380 lots of authentic memorabilia atthe 44th American Space Museum βSummer Charity Space Memorabilia Auction,β with finalbidding on Saturday, Aug. 29 th , with the live auction starting at Noon, 12 pm, You do not have to wait, Pre bid now at this link for Bid Again Auctions, Orlando: bidagainauctions.com/Included in the auction are many authentic and often rare NASA photographs, and lots ofastronaut autographs from Mercury to Shuttle, with many Apollo astronaut-signed items. Thereare rare launch access badges, manuals, patches and buttons. Lots include some bacon flown onApollo 10 (lot 107) and an astronaut-only parking sign (lot 87)!Some of the incredible items offered in this rich auction are a rare Apollo 1 crew signed NASAred numbered photograph (lot 92, $10,000 reserve); the Apollo 11 βvisor shotβ photo of Buzz(lot 123, $1,000 reserve); Shuttle Orbiter flags (lots 249-254, $100 reserve); A dozen ShuttleCrew signed lithographs; Shuttle tiles: First Day Covers and lots of cool models. ASM conducts four or five charity auctions a year with Bid Again Auctions and owner ChuckJeffrey, an important source of the non-profitβs operating funds. Museum items are not sold asthe items come from consignors or donations to support ASM that werenβt needed in the spacehistory collection. To sign up and preview the incredible lots of valuable space history, go to this link at ASMβswebsite: spacewalkoffame.org/news-and-events/auctions-appraisals.
ASM CHAIRTY AUCTION A NOON A FUN HISTORY LESSON connect.invaluable.com/usspace/Apollo and Shuttle items galore!
APOLLO 1 CREW, BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED IN SATURDAY'S AUCTION AT NOONconnect.invaluable.com/usspace/This is an amazing find! A rare Apollo 1 vintage original NASA red numbered (S-66-30236) photograph showing the first Apollo crew - Apollo 1 Command Pilot Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White and Pilot Roger Chaffe. All three astronauts tragically died on January 27, 1967 in a capsule fire during the pre-launch test at Cape Kennedy. This 8" x 10" photograph has been hand signed by each crew member. The photograph is printed on 'A Kodak Paper' and is in very good condition with some light edge and corner dings and handling wear. The photograph is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and from Zarelli Space Authentication.
RARE APOLLO 1 FIRE PHOTOS IN TODAY'S NOON CHARITY AUCTION connect.invaluable.com/usspace/LOT 93: A rare collection of eighteen seldom seen vintage official NASA color photographs showing the devastating damage of the aftermath of the the Apollo 1 Capsule Fire. The Apollo 1 mission (initially designated AS-204) was planned as the first crewed flight of the US Apollo program, scheduled to launch on February 21, 1967. Tragically, a flash cabin fire broke out during a launch pad rehearsal test at Cape Kennedy on January 27, 1967, killing astronauts Commander Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White and Pilot Roger Chaffee. The photographs included in this lot were captured on February 5, 1967. They show detailed records of the damage to the Apollo 1 capsule interior caused by the fire. These are 10" x 10" official NASA photographs that are printed on 'A Kodak Paper" and each one displays the recorded film frame and negative number for the image on the reverse side. The photographs are in good condition with visible toning, edge dings and surface paper residue/imperfections but does not impair the clarity of the detailed images. Please see pictures for each image condition. Also included is a 5.5" x 8.5" pencil hand sketch of the Apollo 1 capsule equipment bay. These photographs are a rare find documenting a very historical event of the space program, a tragic start to the Apollo program with the loss of three brave men that knowingly sacrificed their lives for the progress and future of mankind. These Hero's will forever play a huge roll in the improvement and progression of future space travel.
MOON ECLIPSE THURSDAY NIGHT CAPTURED BY ASM SUPPORTERS JOHN TRIBE AND STEVE RISSMILLERJohn captured the partial phase with his cell phone on Merritt Island around 11 pm, and Steve did the telescopic view of totality from Mims at around 12:15 am. Thank you guys for sharing.
TWO-FER ASTRONAUT DAY AT ASM!Office manager Anita Truex is sandwiched by astronauts Terry Wilcutt, left, and Winston Scott on a fun Friday afternoon. Terry was donating some artifacts from his collection, and Winston was talking to a group of three dozen students from Japan. We are so honored for these two astronauts to support our American Space Museum & Space Walk of Fame Anita remarked what a special day for our humble museum. She works hard too make every guest feel right at home among our unique collection of space history.#astronaut #astronautlife #spacecoast #spacemuseum
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LUNAR ECLIPSE--TONIGHT! www.spaceweather.comEveryone in the contiguous USA can see it. On the night of Aug. 27-28 (tonight!) the Moon will enter Earth's shadow for a 96% eclipse. These time zone graphics will help you figure out when to look: First Chart - EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME Totality after MidnightSecond Chart -PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME Totality will be in prime time, 9:13 PM PDTBest observing tool, binoculars. Hold steady on a post or tripod mount. Photography tips include using a tripod and self-timer to steady the image; frame the wide angle shots with a foreground object; shoot with 300 mm for nice full Moon.
πβ¨ Moon Party Coming This October! β¨πJoin us for a fun-filled Moon Party this October! Come enjoy an evening of community, activities, and moon-themed fun for all ages.π
Date: October 17, 2026π Time: 5pm - 8pmπ Location: Space View ParkWould you like to set up a table at the event? Vendors and community participants are invited to register in advance.π Register to set up a table: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=i-rgOFAQnUOmwHAaj_jYZJlxAp7nTshEqVYS9nY6MOpUQ1hY...Mark your calendar and share this post with your friends and family. We canβt wait to celebrate with you under the moon! πβ¨
LUNAR ECLIPSE THURSDAY NIGHT!from www.spaceweather.comAlmost every American will be able to see the Full Moon slip into Earth's shadow. On Thursday night Aug. 27th, after midnight, Earth's shadow will engulf the Moon for an almost-total eclipse. At maximum, 96% of the lunar disk will be covered, producing a coppery-red Moon with a bright sliver clinging to its northern edge.Earth's shadow takes "first bite" out of the "Sturgeon" Full Moon at 10:33 pm Eastern Daylight Time. Observers in the eastern and central USA can see the whole thing, start to finish. Along the West Coast, the Moon rises around the time the partial phase begins, so the early stages play out low in the evening twilight. But maximum eclipse will be visible from Coast to Coast. (In Hawaii, the Moon rises already deeply eclipsed.)Solar eclipses and lunar eclipses come in pairs. This week's lunar eclipse bookends the total solar eclipse Europeans enjoyed on Aug. 12th. Europeans are not well-positioned to see the lunar climax (it happens low in the sky at sunrise), but North and South Americans have a front row seat.#lunareclipse #moonphase #fullmoon #stargazing