Moonwalker: Astronaut Charlie Duke

If you're looking for something awesome to see Friday night...

Astronaut Charlie Moss Duke, Jr. give a talk and testimony at ACF this Friday night. 
Dinner at 6:30, speaking 7:30-9:30PM.  Free, by the way.  Lots of good friends to see there too.
 
Or, as they put it:
宇航員Charles Moss Duke Jr. 佈道會
時間：3月22日（週五）7:30PM
地點：First Presbyterian Church
5300 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004
主要講員及內容：Charles Moss Duke Jr. 1972駕駛Apollo 16登陸月球
聯絡電話：713-204-2982

Japanese Astronaut to Address Rumors of Secret Nazi Moon Base*

"Thrilling Science Presents..."

It's always a struggle not to simply turn this blog into a personal shrine to ninjas, space cowboys, retro-futurism, and other pulp interests (as I've done in some essays here), but in this case I do have actual cultural news to share of the sort that SHJN is all about (which you can also find out from websites like JASH, JAGH, the Consulate, etc.).

I hate to be redundant, but from the Consulate:

JAXA Astronaut, Dr. Satoshi Furukawa lived on the International Space Station (ISS) for five and a half months in 2011.  Dr. Furukawa will share some of the scientific experiments carried out on the expedition and a glimpse into life onboard the ISS.  The lecture will be followed by a short video of footage from the ISS.

Please RSVP by Feb. 7^th noon.  To RSVP and for more information contact the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston: info@ho.mofa.go.jp (713) 652-2977 X2115

 

Dr. Furukawa and his fantastic team of intrepid scientists have been keeping our spaceways safe for years now.  I think it'll be fascinating to hear just what the future holds in terms of atomic-powered galactic exploration.  

Dr. Furukawa pictured below in spacesuit.

Getting prepped for a mission in his versatile Incom T-65 starfighter.

 

*If only I had some cool, Nazi or retro Soviet-era space propaganda to heighten the sense of conflict.  That would surely amp up NASA's budget.