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Expedition 1

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Caryn

I think most people who followed the building of the International Spece Station were excited about this new venture in the history of space travel. The idea of men and women living and working up there for extended periods of time was amazing… Continue reading →

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Less Than Ideal

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Caryn

The Space Shuttle Challenger mission, named STS-51-L, was the twenty-fifth Space Shuttle flight and the tenth flight of Challenger. The crew was announced on January 27, 1985, and was commanded by Dick Scobee. Michael Smith was assigned as the pilot, Continue reading →

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When Disaster Strikes

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Caryn

Thankfully, the NASA space program hasn’t had a great number of losses, but that doesn’t make any loss less devastating that any of the others. On February 1, 2003, just a little over 17 years after the Challenger disaster, the country was once again feeling like the Space Shuttle program Continue reading →

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Weightless Living

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Caryn

On mornings when I wake up with a backache, the idea of sleeping in a zero gravity chamber sounds appealing, but in reality, living in a zero gravity environment is probably not something I would want to do for very long. Continue reading →

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Smooth Landing Back On Earth

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Caryn

September 17, 1976 was an epic day in American history, and truly in world history as well. This was the day that the seemingly impossible became possible. Man had been in space many times by that date, but the crafts … Continue reading →

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Alone In Space

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Caryn

These days, lots of people have used hang-gliders, or squirrel suits, or parachutes to be able to “fly” without the use of an airplane, and lots of people absolutely love the rush they get from it. I suppose it would … Continue reading →

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Second Chance

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Caryn

I’m sure that many of you remember the movie, Deep Impact, which was about a group of astronauts trying to save the world by deflecting a meteor, so it wouldn’t hit the earth. Robert Duvall played the part of Captain … Continue reading →

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A World Of Change

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Caryn

When my great aunt, Bertha Schumacher Hallgren passed way in 1984, much had changed in our world, in comparison to the world she found herself in as a young girl. To me, one of the most significant changes would have … Continue reading →

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The Final Frontier

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Caryn

The year was 1959, and things were changing rapidly in the world of flight. Airplanes had been around, and actually flying since the December 17, 1903 flight of the Kitty Hawk by the Wright brothers. Air travel, while not as … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Caryn

Inspiration comes from many different places, but most often from an event that so strongly affects our emotions or our lives, that we feel the need to act. That is what happened to a number of students who all had … Continue reading →

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