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Happy birthday Voyager 2

Posted August 20, 2017August 19, 2017by Over Lord

Exactly 40 years ago today a Titan 3E rocket took off from Cape Canaveral. That’s not that unusual. The thing that it was carrying , …

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Mission Control – The unsung heroes of Apollo

Posted March 2, 2017March 2, 2017by Over Lord

This is the sort of documentary we love here at Confusions & Connections. One about Apollo & space. This one covers what some people would …

Hidden figures

Posted September 24, 2016October 24, 2016by Over Lord

Hidden Figures tells the true story of the female “computers” that helped land man on the moon. From sitting in a room using adding machines …

Remembering Challenger after 30 years

Posted January 28, 2016January 18, 2016by Over Lord

Thirty years ago on a bright, but cold, January morning seven astronauts were strapped into the orbiter Challenger waiting for the journey of a lifetime. …

Rosetta this is Philae calling

Posted June 14, 2015June 14, 2015by Over Lord

Not that long ago a small robot on an asteroid sent this tweet: Hello Earth! Can you hear me? #WakeUpPhilae — Philae Lander (@Philae2014) June …

The Government is lying to you!

Posted March 30, 2015March 30, 2015by Over Lord

A few days ago I was sent this image from a trusted source. It shows the state of what The Government doesn’t want you to …

Michael Collins is missing

Posted March 22, 2015September 8, 2016by Over Lord

A lot of images were taken on July 24, 1969 but a couple were strangely more meaningful. It was a set by Michael Collins from …

Sally Ride & International Women’s Day

Posted March 8, 2015March 8, 2015by Over Lord

Today is International Women’s Day. I have done stories about this event before but they were celebrating a number of people. This one is different. …