Neil Armstrong’s Champ
In 1946, a 16 year old Neil Armstrong was landing an Aeronca Champ in a field in Ohio. He probably looked out the side window and saw a bright red sun rapidly descending in the western sky, illuminating some...
Category: space
Dr Sky interviews Captain Mark Kelly
Attending the Reno Air Races is a great experience! I also had the opportunity to interview former Astronaut Mark Kelly. He has a rich history in aviation and space flight. Captain Kelly was kind to give me this interesting...
DR.SKY SPEAKS AT SPACEFEST V
Spacefest is a unique gathering of astronauts, space scientists and space artists with a something special for every space enthusiast and collector both young and old. It was conceived and organized by Kim Poor and Novaspace to fill a...
Space Shuttle Endeavor arrives in Style to Los Angeles
The Space Shuttle Endeavor has reached it’s L.A. home at the California Science Center. After NASA discontinued its shuttle program a decision was made to place all of them in museums around the United States. With 25 space flight...
One Sad Day for Mankind…the Passing of Neil Armstrong
I awoke today to the sad news that Neil Armstrong Had passed at age 82. Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval...
Road Trip to Area 51 – Down the Extraterrestrial Highway
Yesterday was a perfect day to get away from the summer heat here in Las Vegas. The temps had been high (106) and the forecast for the temps up in Central Nevada was about ten degrees lower with possible...
The Last Flights of Space Shuttle Discovery
The web has been flooded with pictures and stories of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s move from Florida to its permanent home at the Udvar Hazy Center at the Smithsonian in Virginia. I was there for the arrival in Virginia,...
Dr.Sky Joins Media For Launch Of STS-135/ Shuttle Atlantis
Dr.Sky was given the high honor of being a part of the last space shuttle launch (STS-135), attending as part of the media. This was the first time that I have seen a live launch and memory of the event, will last a lifetime! I had arrived in Florida on July 7th, with poor weather prospects predicted for the Friday morning launch; (11:26AM EDT). Heavy rain was all around us for a good portion of Thursday, July 7th,
STS-135: The Final Mission
STS-135 MISSION OVERVIEW – Dawn approaches after space shuttle Atlantis completed its historic final journey to Launch Pad 39A from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis was secured, or “hard down,” at its seaside launch pad at...
A Visit to the X-15 Crash Site and Memorial
Yesterday I set off on a day trip to discover crash sites of some of the “X” planes that have went down in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. After recording the GPS coordinates from a few different websites I set...
