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This semester I decided to give my students a guest presentation from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Thank you to Haley Guepet for her presentation today on popular culture in the war! www.nationalww2museum.org/war/jenny-cr...

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Just had the chance to watch this movie, which I am going to show to my students to give them the Eastern perspective in the East vs. West space race. What Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov went through on the Voskhod 2 mission was incredible! www.imdb.com/title/tt6673...

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I did just show this series to my students. It always gives me a good feeling to introduce them to the likes of Joanne Freeman, Lindsay Chervinsky, Joseph Ellis, etc. www.history.com/shows/washin...

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This is an instructive read from Robert Zubrin, both for those of us who teach post-World War II history and for all in the world who wish to preserve alliances in the 21st century.

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"These public servants...represent the future of NASA. Their removal does not reflect their abilities or commitment to advancing U.S. interests in space, only that they chose to join the nation’s space agency within the past year." www.planetary.org/press-releas...

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Today I asked my spaceflight history students: which Project Mercury mission do you believe ought to be most remembered? I am most inclined to believe that Glenn's voyage aboard Friendship 7 is the best answer, but the Shepard and Cooper missions are strong contenders.

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What is the best book you have read by or about a U.S. President? The best memoirs I have read are definitely George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's. The best independent biography is probably Fredrik Logevall's book on JFK (the first of a two-volume series, the second of which remains to be released).

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Today I finished writing all of my presentations for my spaceflight history course. This involved 21 different presentations for a total of 105 single-spaced pages, going from ancient visions to the 2020s. I look forward to sharing with Lamar University students.

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If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.

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I really enjoyed this video on the benefits of International Space Station science, although it is now an old video. Listen to Julie Robinson explain how microgravity research benefits the human race. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVjv...

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This week in my spaceflight course I went through the history of early space probes that visited the Moon, Venus, and Mars. I find that on both the American and Soviet sides, this was a story of overcoming great adversity and turning failure into success. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOWN...

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I have also gone through the advent of applications satellites in my spaceflight history course. This is a useful video to consider how satellites continue to shape our daily lives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVzb...

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This week I went through imperialism in the Gilded Age. If you are a U.S. History teacher, what do you make of the U.S. overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom in 1893 and how do you teach it? I find this video a useful introduction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2bj...

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Registration for the 2025 McMullen Naval History Symposium is now live! It’s a great conference, it will be a great place to think seriously about the value of history for our armed forces, and it’s free! www.usna.edu/History/Symp...

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I had the honor of visiting the Remembering Columbia Museum in Hemphill, TX yesterday and today. This was my first time there. At 8 a.m. this morning, we observed a moment of silence to mark the time that NASA lost contact with the STS-107 crew. The moment is forever etched in my heart.

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Today in my course I delved into the spaceflight visionaries of the early twentieth century. Who do you think was the most influential person in driving the progress to come? www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgUH...

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In my spaceflight history course this semester, I began with the early visions of spaceflight throughout the world. This includes a space simulator ride from the early twentieth century, as seen in this video clip. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VftK...

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The brave crew of Apollo 1, never forgotten

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This is A++ infographics work. Click thru to the article, the graphics are huge and tell a great story.

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🗃️ Winter 2024 issue of Teaching History: A Journal of Methods is now available—open access!

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When Christopher Mathey earns his Ph.D from the Texas A&M Sociology Department, I imagine he'll fall into this category.

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Don Pettit is a national treasure. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

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Yesterday I went through the Apollo 11 simulation on my new Meta Quest 3 VR headset. It is an amazing tool that I think would be instructive for history students. What other aspects of the past might be useful to explore through virtual reality? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onv_...

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I have just constructed my syllabus for my history of spaceflight class. I am going to move through both human and robotic missions, from both the American and Russian sides. I will also devote classes to the rise of China and the efforts of various other nations. I am happy to share the syllabus.

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Hi History Educators. Some'd be delighted to know a website on using historical video games in history education (and historical game studies) exists, has existed for 14 years, and is full of a lot of relevant all free) (amplifications appreciated; I think a lot of interested folk just don't know)

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I got to know Dr. Kate Unterman when I was a Texas A&M graduate student. She is an amazing woman and I am glad to see she is leading this program. artsci.tamu.edu/history/upda...

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Latest book read and reviewed: Reentry, by Eric Berger. Thanks to Berger, readers will understand not only that SpaceX has become the dominant player in the space launch industry, but also the how and why behind their success. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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This article provides a thoughtful look at President Carter's beliefs and actions in spaceflight policy, along with quotes from one of my favorite shuttle-era historians: Valerie Neal. www.yahoo.com/news/spacefl...

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I enjoyed this article from the NY Times. It illustrates that from a psychological point of view, future astronauts will have more to learn from the sea voyages of centuries past than from the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo era of spaceflights. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/o...

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Latest book read and reviewed: The Fiery Trial, by Eric Foner. What do you believe is the most valuable and instructive book on Abraham Lincoln's life? www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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My favorite Christmas gift this year was a copy of the book Reentry, by one of the preeminent aerospace reporters in the United States today. @sciguyspace.bsky.social photos.app.goo.gl/YUbfisYkTjhf...

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I am a proud University of Iowa graduate and happy to see this, both for her and for girls and women in general who deserve recognition for their athletic feats. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

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This is the Christmas event that will forever be closest to my heart. In addition to this great video from Amy Shirel Teitel, be sure to read the work of Andrew Chaikin, Robert Zimmerman, Robert Kurson, and Jeffrey Kluger! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmx_...

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Amy Shira Teitel is a great person to follow if you enjoy spaceflight history!

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Apollo 13: Survival is the best documentary I have ever seen on the mission, I think. It especially felt great to hear Jack Swigert's voice, given that we lost him far too soon.

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Latest book read and reviewed: Critical Connections: The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge from the Dawn of the Atomic Age to the Present. My review of the book will appear in the Gulf South Historical Review shortly. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

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Pleased to read this in my end-of-semester course evaluations: "The way he speaks about things and cares for what he does makes me respect him and history as a whole! The best teacher I've had in college so far!"

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I am wrapping up the semester by reading student essays on Donald Stratton's book All the Gallant Men. Especially after my trip to Pearl Harbor last month, I am thankful to reflect on his surviving the Japanese attack on the USS Arizona. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSVe...

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There is, of course, no quantitative way to rank amazing things that happen in space. We cannot measure their absolute magnitude nor assign them a numerical value, and trying to do so is something of a fool’s errand. I did it anyway. arstechnica.com/space/2024/1...

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