Current Events by John R. Patrick – 05/05/2023

Current Events by John R. Patrick – 05/05/2023 I changed the name of this section from What’s new? to Current Events by John R. Patrick. Feedback told me there was some confusion about “news”. The In The News section contains news about a new publication by me or a news story which mentions me or […]

Current Events by John R. Patrick – 04/28/2023

Current Events by John R. Patrick – 04/28/2023 I changed the name of this section from What’s new? to Current Events by John R. Patrick. Feedback told me there was some confusion about “news”. The In The News section contains news about a new publication by me or a news story which mentions me or […]

Current Events by John R. Patrick – 04/21/2023

Current Events by John R. Patrick – 04/21/2023 I changed the name of this section from What’s new? to Current Events by John R. Patrick. Feedback told me there was some confusion about “news”. The In The News section contains news about a new publication by me or a news story which mentions me or […]

How Does Alabama Play a Key Role in Manned Space Flight?

The flight into Huntsville, AL this week was on time and very smooth. My son, Aaron, and I, both space aficionados, planned to learn as much as possible about the history of NASA in Huntsville. The history there was much more significant than I had previously realized. Huntsville is the home of Redstone Arsenal, which […]

SpaceX Pulls It Off Again

The SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon cargo ship approaches the International Space Station on June 5, 2021 during docking operations to deliver more than 7,300 lbs. (3,311 kg) of supplies to the orbiting laboratory. (Image credit: NASA TV) SpaceX hit another home run  as it launched a Falcon 9 rocket this week from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center […]