Tag Archives: The Moon

RIP Michael Collins

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Steve

I’m glad that when the show For All Mankind covered the Apollo XI landing, they kept the names of the real astronauts, including the late Michael Collins who would then be in the alternate universe’s Apollo XV (sic) disaster…spoiler alert, he survived. Rather sucks. … Continue reading →

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India’s Vikram lander loses contact

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Steve

Saw the news via feeds and The Guardian, looks like India’s second attempt to land a probe on the Moon has failed. What a pisser! As much I am cautious about the country’s other ambitions, namely their saber-rattling with Pakistan over … Continue reading →

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