Category Archives: Space Exploration

Feats Above

Posted on January 12, 2019 by astroteacher

That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.  – Neil Armstrong This is the moon landing of free soloing.  – Tommy Caldwell Driving around a corner, you go through a tunnel.  Coming out, it is all … Continue reading →

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Lunar Inspiration

Posted on December 13, 2018 by astroteacher

From December 2018 through July 2019, the world is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first missions where humans orbited, then landed, on the Moon.  A total of nine Apollo missions went to the Moon and returned safely to Earth.  … Continue reading →

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The Heroes Who Shape the Future

Posted on November 14, 2014 by astroteacher

Along with many others, this past weekend I saw the film Interstellar.  I found it a visual masterpiece, with a story of perseverance and hope for the future.  In the early parts of the film the hope was not evident … Continue reading →

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Finding Perspective and Meaning with the Moon

Posted on September 18, 2014 by astroteacher

A couple years ago, the theme for the annual International Observe the Moon Night was “What does the Moon mean to me?”  Expressing meaning can take a lot of forms, most of them in the form of stories.  Humans have long told … Continue reading →

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