by David Krell | Oct 4, 2017 | David Krell
60 years ago today, the world marveled, reeled, and responded to Russia’s launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. And so mankind’s journey towards manned spaceflight began. Time described the chirping sounds coming from Sputnik as...
by David Krell | Feb 27, 2017 | David Krell
Nestled in the Antelope Valley of California, about 70 miles from Dodger Stadium, the Lancaster JetHawks of the California League play in a ballpark labeled, quite appropriately, the Hangar. Antelope Valley is one of the focal points for America’s aerospace...
by David Krell | Nov 16, 2016 | David Krell
In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the nation’s youngest elected president, The Dick Van Dyke Show débuted, and Alan Shepard became the first American astronaut in space. 1961 was also the year of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. The M&M boys. As...
by David Krell | Oct 3, 2015 | David Krell
When Apollo 13—based on the book Lost Moon—premiered in 1994, it reminded America of NASA’s glory days. Apollo 13, the third mission planned to land astronauts on the Moon and return them safely to Earth, did not accomplish its goal as a result of a malfunction...
by David Krell | Nov 4, 2013 | David Krell
In 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) evolved from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA’s mission consisted of beating the Russians in the Space Race. No easy task, this. The year prior to NASA’s...
