“We Came in Peace For All Mankind”

“Bestowed with pride to the people of our town by the Bethpage Rotary Club, and commemorating the…anniversary of the world’s first manned moon landing by the Apollo Lunar Module designed and built right here by the Grumman Aerospace Corporation (Bethpage, New York)
July 20, 1969: A historic day for America. While the world watched, astronaut Neil [...]

Bethpage: Home of the LEM

Many of you know I live in Old Bethpage…with a connection with the Apollo program. The LEM, the Lunar Lander,) was built by Grumman Corporation (Now Northrup Grumman) right it our backyard in Bethpage.
The following is an interesting story from click2houston.com
NY Lunar Module Builders Remember 1969 Landing
FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press Writer
POSTED: Saturday, July 18, 2009
BETHPAGE, [...]

Walter Cronkite “and that’s the way it was”

If someone were to to ask me “who was the man who defined the job tv news anchorman?” it would be Walter Cronkite..bar none. While we never had never met we had a connection…we were both fascinated by the space program…so it’s ironic that Cronkite passed away exactly 40 years after the flight of Apollo [...]

Where to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

It was 40 years ago this month that man first stepped foot on the Moon, and celebrations around the country are reminding Americans of just how amazing the feat was. For those who need a refresher, the Apollo 11 mission took off from Cape Canaveral at the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, shooting [...]

Apollo 11 Anniversary: NASA technology found in earthbound products

I’m always fascinated by some of discoveries during space missions that over the years have impacted everyday life.
By Betsy Taylor
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, July 11, 2009
ST. LOUIS – When U.S. astronauts stepped onto the moon on July 20, 1969, their voyage was about exploration, discovery and pushing the boundaries of known technology.
In the 40 years since, NASA-related [...]

The Apollo 11 Command Module “Columbia”

Part II of our series on Apollo 11 will focus on the Command Module “Columbia”
The Apollo 11 command module Columbia served as the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first human lunar landing mission. On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins climbed into Columbia for their [...]

NASA and The Perfect Human

From SmartBrief on Entrepreneurship
NASA tech school aims to perfect humans
What better place is there to study robotics and biotechnology than NASA’s Silicon Valley campus? It’s the new home of Singularity University, which will welcome its first batch of student entrepreneurs — 40 forward-thinking grad students and businesspeople interested in topics such as “human enhancement” through [...]