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Celestial Knights – remembering the Mercury Seven
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsLike Arthurian knights, they belong to a time in which astronauts wore silver spacesuits and in which anything seemed possible. -
Glenn’s Flight – A Historical Reflection
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsFifty years ago today the first US manned orbital flight took place from Cape Canaveral in Florida.







