

NASA turns 60
Happy 60th Birthday, NASA – lookin’ spry! It all started on July 29th, 1958. Which I’m sure had NO relation to the launch of the Russian satellite, Sputnik, a year earlier. Nah, strictly coincidence… But that’s how we get things done in government: something threatening occurs, which spurs attention, legislation and action. And in this case, military application notwithstanding, it fostered a whole new space agency, which brought sci-fi visions into a closer focus than ever b