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Celebration of Space - April 11, 2025

Entry Date: Apr 11, 2025

Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns

Today, April 11, 2025, marks 55 years since the launch of the Apollo 13 mission. This mission is infamous due to the catastrophic failure of an oxygen tank onboard after 55 hours in space. The resulting rupture resulted in the mission performing an orb... more
Celebration of Space - March 14, 2025

Entry Date: Mar 14, 2025

Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns

The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander, which successfully landed in the Mare Crisium region on the Moon on March 2, 2025, was set up and ready to capture the view. I have limited knowledge of the Blue Ghost mission and Firefly Aerospace, but t... more
Celebration of Space - March 7, 2025

Entry Date: Mar 7, 2025

Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns

This coming Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am, the switch to Daylight Savings Time (DST) kicks in. A good way to remember which way to adjust your clocks is this: “In the fall, fall back one hour. In the spring, spring ahead one hour.” This means th... more
Celebration of Space - February 28, 2025

Entry Date: Feb 28, 2025

Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns

Over the past week, the calls and write-ins have started again about “The Great Planetary Alignment”. It’s astounding to me how many news sources actually publish information about this, being that it isn’t true. This is a social media hoax, ju... more