July 1, 2026 Quick space links with no links
BtB’s stringer Jay was locked out of X yesterday for silly reasons, and thus he could send me no stories. No matter. This post is still an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
The other day Robert had an article about earthquake predictions. I attempted to post this reply below, but it (I, my phone, something) was glitchy.
Robert, thank you for mentioning the Garbage In Garbage Out in the article.
I trust these earthquake computer “models” about as much as I trust the Globull Hoax computer “models.”
My six brothers and sisters and I grew up near the Stanford Linear Accelerator, and near the San Andreas Fault. I often state that I would rather live near a fault line, than a “tornado alley” that routinely is visited by tornadoes. Yes, a fault line will eventually move. Heck, in a few million years San Francisco will be in Alaska, as the tectonic plates shift.
We experienced the brute force of an earthquake during the 1989 Loma Prieta quake. I will never forget the look on sports announcer Al Michaels face as Candlestick Park shook. I will also never forget the regular Americans who stepped up to assist. A portion of the double-decker East Bay 880 freeway collapsed, trapping drivers and passengers. In a portion of the poorer parts of the East Bay, regular people grabbed ladders, climbed and crawled between/under huge blocks of collapsed concrete, and rescued many.