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Shuttle Countdown T-6 Days: Forecasting for Shuttle Launches
L to R: Capt. Jeff Smith, Todd McNamara (center) and Dave Craft discuss weather Launch Commit Criteria based upon weather radar information. Photo: Department of Defense, Used with Permission As...
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Shuttle Countdown T-5 Days: A Tribute to Endeavour
Graphic design credit: NASA/Amy Lombardo. NASA publication number: SP-2010-08-165-KSC Endeavour is the youngest of all of the orbiters, having been authorized for construction in 1987 as a replacement...
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Shuttle Countdown T Minus 2 Days: A Tribute to Columbia
Graphic design credit: NASA/Amy Lombardo. NASA publication number: SP-2010-08-163-KSC On April 12, 1981, a stark white Columbia broke the surly bonds of Earth when it roared into space as America’s...
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T-1: Shuttle Program: Top Ten Images From A Thirty Year History
Image NASA As we count the hours (perhaps only 24 hours, perhaps more because of a last minute problem) until the last shuttle launch, many of us are reflecting on memories we have of the shuttle, it’s...
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Space Shuttle Countdown: A Tribute To Roberta Lynn Bondar And Julie Payette:...
Image: Canadian Space Agency For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mom or an astronaut when I grew-up. I think we can blame Star Trek for the astronaut bit. As a small child, I would look up...
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Shuttle Countdown T-0 Launch Day: A Tribute to Atlantis
Graphic design credit: NASA/Amy Lombardo. NASA publication number: SP-2010-08-161-KSC This morning will mark the final launch of a NASA Space Shuttle into orbit around Earth on its way to the...
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NASA, Shuttles and Space for the Future
Space Shuttle Columbia STS-1 One of my favorite memories of this summer is the day I sat with my daughter snuggled in my lap and watched the final space shuttle launch. As Atlantis took to the skies, I...
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April Was Extra Geeky for the DC Area!
I’m guessing when you think of the Nation’s Capital, it’s likely your thoughts steer more towards politics and government, rather than science and engineering. Living in the DC area has always proved...
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The GeekMoms Podcast #27: Fight For Space, Reigniting Our Passion For Space...
Have you ever wondered how the US got to the point where funding missions to space just isn’t that important? Paul Hildebrandt wondered, and he’s launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a documentary...
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This Week In Tears
Discovery in its current home at Udvar-Hazy Center. Photo by Ruth Suehle. Facebook is often the neon sign for synchronicity in our lives. A friend you haven’t seen since elementary school comments on...
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A Visit to the Space Shuttle Discovery
Reading Time: 6 minutesOverlooking the Space Shuttle Discovery. Credit: Jules Sherred On Canada Day — July 1, 2012 — I departed my home province of British Columbia to spend five much needed weeks with...
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Space Shuttle Countdown: A Tribute to Roberta Lynn Bondar and Julie Payette:...
Image: Canadian Space Agency For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mom or an astronaut when I grew-up. I think we can blame Star Trek for the astronaut bit. As a small child, I would look up...
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Space-Flown Buzz Lightyear Inducted Into Smithsonian National Air and Space...
Remember way back when Buzz Lightyear flew to space? Yes, the toy — and yes, really to space! He spent 468 days in orbit between May 2008 and September 2009. During his time on the International Space...
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NASA Plans to Return to Space with SpaceX
NASA Astronaut Rex Walheim in the Dragon © SpaceX Here’s some good news for kids worried that their dreams of being an astronaut had been dashed with the cancellation of the Space Shuttle program last...
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GeekDad Photo of the Day: Piggyback
Photo: Michael Tierney Another day, another great photo from the GeekDad Community! Our members are submitting all sorts of awesome geeky pictures and every few days, we’ll be picking the best photo...
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The GeekDad Guide to Geeky Ties
Father’s Day approaches! For many men, this means that they will be getting a new tie, whether they like it or not. Sure, wearing a tie can be a boring affair, but it doesn’t have to be. There are...
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The Space Shuttle Challenger: 30 Years Later
I was 11 when the Challenger went on its last mission. It was one of those ridiculously sunny Florida days that made you forget that winter was even a thing. We were in a darkened Language Arts...
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Word Wednesday: ‘Spacecraft’
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis Week’s Word Is “Rocket.” Spacecraft. “100 Rockets, Shuttles, and Satellites that put us in Space,” is the tagline to this history of spaceflight. From Mercury and Vostock...
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Reignite Your Passion for Space Travel With ‘The Smithsonian History of Space...
Reading Time: 4 minutesImage: Smithsonian Books Though some might say we’re currently in a bit of a lull in the space exploration department (though NASA and other groups are still working on some...
View ArticleApollo 50th: Sharing our Memories of the Space Program
Reading Time: 4 minutes - Read the Full Post on GeekMomClick through to read all of "Apollo 50th: Sharing our Memories of the Space Program" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support...
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