by David Todd | Mar 17, 2016 | Apollo, History, On a Sadder Note
Veteran BBC broadcaster, Cliff Michelmore has passed away at the age of 96. After serving in the RAF during World War II, Michelmore joined British Forces radio. He subsequently joined the BBC and rose to stardom presenting the radio show Family Favourites with...
by David Todd | Mar 16, 2016 | History, On a Sadder Note
Sylvia Anderson, co-creator with her then husband Gerry Anderson of the futuristic puppet adventure series Thunderbirds, and voice of its Lady Penelope character as passed away at the age of 88. During the 1960s and 1970s, the creative team of Century 21...
by David Todd | Mar 14, 2016 | Apollo, History, On a Lighter Note, On a Sadder Note, Science, Seradata News
Research has found that conspiracy theorists who believe that that the Apollo moon landings of the late 1960s and early 1970s were fakes are more likely to be “narcissists” than other individuals. The online research conducted by the University of Kent has...
by David Todd | Feb 22, 2016 | Apollo, History
While Apollo 10 is now often overlooked as the “dress rehearsal” mission to Apollo 11’s successful lunar landing later in 1969. However, during the mission’s one hour passage round the far side of the moon when no radio signals can be received...
by David Todd | Feb 22, 2016 | History, On a Sadder Note, Technology
During February the death of Eric “Winkle” Brown, age 97, was announced. Having briefly served in the Royal Air Force, Brown had transferred to the Senior Service to become the leading test pilot in the Royal Navy. “Winkle” Brown, whose nickname referred to his short...
by David Todd | Feb 19, 2016 | Apollo, History, NASA, Seradata News, Space Shuttle, space station
While USA decides whether or not it wants to continue with the International Space Station, whose cost-effectiveness is often criticised given its very high cost (US$100 billion and counting), it was not, of course, America’s first foray into space station...
