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The Apollo program is full of incredible anecdotes about the challenges and experiences of spaceflight. And like every other NASA program, it’s also had its fair share of shenanigans.
So it’s not surprising to read about Charlie Duke was horsing around on the towards the end of his time on the moon during Apollo 16. But when he landed hard on the lunar surface:
“I learned a lesson: Never do anything in space that you haven’t practiced. And we had not practiced the high jump.“
Charlie Duke
Source: Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke says he almost died jumping on moon – Business Insider
Never decide you are too old or too late to the game to try something new. “The tidy specialization narrative cannot easily fit even [the] relatively kind domains that have most successfully marketed it,” Epstein concludes. “So, about that, one sentence of advice: Don’t feel behind…research in myriad areas suggests that mental meandering and personal experimentation are sources of power, and head starts are overrated.”
– Ephrat Livni, “To thrive in a “wicked” world, you need range“
So figure out what’s really important, and let the rest go.
Source: Your life is probably more complicated than it has to be. Cut it out, already. | Lauren Warnecke
Our technology can make our lives better, can give us more control, can give us more privacy – but only if we force it to live up to its promise.
Source: Cory Doctorow: Let’s Get Better at Demanding Better from Tech – Locus Online
John Young died January 5 at the age of 87. He was NASA’s longest-serving active astronaut, having flown two missions each for the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs. He commanded the maiden Shuttle flight, taking the Columbia out for a spin with Bob Crippen. He was also one of only three people in human history who returned to the moon for a second visit.
But despite his storied career and extensive experience as a master spaceman, his accomplishments have always seemed overshadowed by an incident onboard Gemini 3. Continue reading “That Corned Beef Sandwich Steals the Spotlight, Again”