Welcome to The Space Endeavor!

If you are reading this, you must have been invited or stumbled upon my new enterprise (notice the space pun) called The Space Endeavor. The premise of this project is simple—educate, promote, and inform the public about space exploration events and history. Space has always been a great passion of mine, and I have been looking for a way to share and advocate for this passion. 

Posts will include short bits about important missions or topics in space history, sharing of thoughtful space news articles, and occasionally my opinion on a space related topic. Hopefully, The Space Endeavor will allow me to advocate for space exploration in a substantial manner. Another goal of this project is admittedly selfish—I want to learn more about space exploration along with you. Continuing to learn about space exploration promises to be an adventure we can all share, but some people are skeptical.

Why space? On a personal level, nothing elicits more passion than space exploration. Yes, I was the kid who watched NASA TV and built model space shuttles instead of “normal” childhood activities, which brought about many years of bullying and mockery on various playgrounds. However, I never stopped learning about space exploration. Having said that, trying to find an educational path with space was difficult considering my limitations in mathematics. Luckily, I stumbled upon studying the politics and history of space exploration in college. Most of my college professors will say they have endured many papers with at least a loose reference to space exploration. Space has been, and will continue to be, the foremost passion of mine.

Many people understand why space is important to me, but are still wary about how space exploration benefits them. Listing all the advances in technology, science, and education seems like a logical place to begin. But, creating a laundry list of that nature does not capture the real reason why space is important to all of us. Space exploration reminds us of our common humanity, and can unite us to pursue the worthy endeavor of exploring the final frontier.

To close, I have included one of my most treasured photographs. That is me standing next to former NASA astronaut Scott Altman. Before becoming a NASA astronaut, Captain Altman was one of the F-14 Tomcat stunt pilots for the movie Top Gun—and yes, that was Altman flipping the bird at the beginning of the film. Captain Altman went on to fly the space shuttle four times (STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, and STS-125). He was the mission commander for two of those trips into space—including the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission (STS-125). During his NASA career, he flew and commanded Space Shuttle Atlantis and Columbia.

There will be some growing pains with this page/blog, but I hope you will join The Space Endeavor!

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