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  • Moonshot Astronaut Families: Overview

    Moonshot Astronaut Families: Overview

    UPDATED August 11 , 2024. After a year and a half of research, my Moonshot Astronaut Families project has taken on a sharper focus: the story of one cohort of astronaut families, particularly the wives, of NASA Astronaut Group 3, and a longer time frame (so much data and still more to gather). Below is…


  • The First 30 Astronauts

    The First 30 Astronauts

    Here’s the Whole Astronaut Team. 30 Men – One Will Be First on Moon. With their sights on the moon, 14 new astronauts will report for work here Monday. They were officially introduced last October and bring to 30 Houston’s growing family of astronauts. The nation’s finest, they were selected under the goal to land…


  • Turning Every Page

    Turning Every Page

    I recently watched an absorbing documentary about the historian Robert Caro and his long-time book editor Robert Gottlieb. The title of the film is “Turn Every Page” – from a quote that Caro often cites when talking about his research. When he was a young reporter, his editor Alan Hathaway, told him: “Just remember, turn…