Twelfth in a series by John Hanchette All day long, the Internet and television have been full of sound and no little fury over the moth-balling of our shuttle fleet and, realistically speaking, the dismantling of our space program. National Public Radio has been bleating all day for called-in recollections of our rocketry and space […]
Archive | July 21, 2011
The Shuttle program rolls to a close – now what?: one scientist remembers his winding path and thinks about the future
Tenth in a series by Michael Pecaut For most people, there seems to be a period in life when they have to decide what they really want to do. Become a doctor or lawyer, poet or teacher, soldier or fireman. For me, there was never any doubt. I wanted to be an astronaut. Sure, I […]
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