He was the role model for about ten generations of American astronauts, the bridge between the Right Stuff heroes of yesteryear and the multinational corps of space explorers of today and tomorrow.
Read moreThe Association of Space Explorers -- Proud to be Partners
International Space Station veterans Yuri Gidzenko, Bill McArthur, Valeri Tokarev, Greg Olsen and Sergei Krikalev at the 30th Association of Space Explorers meeting at Cite de l'Espace, Toulouse, France.
Writing here from a hotel room in Toulouse, France, where the 33rd Congress of
the Association of Space Explorers just wrapped a week-long session of tech
seminars, media assaults, windy ceremonies and personal reunions.
Tom Stafford
Tom Stafford, interviewed by Al Reinert and John Aldrich for Above It All. Photo credit: Kelly Humphries, NASA
Tom Stafford, American Astronaut
Read moreGene Cernan 1934 - 2017
Astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon with filmmaker Al Reinert.
Read moreBuilding 8
Johnson Space Center's Building 8. Graphic: Google Maps.
Sometimes an archive holds more than film and records.
Read moreThe Beginning
Forty-some hours of video footage is on this hard drive. Many, many more will pass through it en route to the production of this film. Photo: J. Aldrich
The new method of film production involves much fewer razor blades.
Read moreOur First Visit To NASA Johnson Space Center
In which Writer/Director Reinert and I make our maiden visit to the Media Archive at Johnson Space Center.
Read moreHome Improvement
Shep's 4390D Makita Cordless Reciprocal Saw. Photo: J. Aldrich
Bill Shepherd took a DIY approach to ISS home improvement.
Read more