Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
A Brother on the Moon (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 1)
Patton in Palestine (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 2)

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Hostage Freed From Hamas Reveals Who His Captors Wanted To Win US Election

I'm surprised there wasn't one of those cringy online chats called "Terrorists for Kamala"

Reconciling Republicans Trump’s tax bill hits the Senate—and there’s more agreement than not.
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned

Sunday, May 25, 2025

What a commercial crewed moon mission could look like

Sometime in the near future, if all goes well, a billion or more video screens will show the image of a stainless-steel tower on the lunar surface, the Starship Human Landing System. Then, a close-up of the elevator will follow, bearing two space-suited astronauts from the crew compartment to the base of the lander.

Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
A Brother on the Moon (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 1) #CommissionEarned
Patton in Palestine (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 2) #CommissionEarned
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
If Israel Lost the War asks a haunting question

But what if things had gone differently? If Israel Lost the War by Richard Chesnoff, Edward Klein, and Robert Littel seeks to answer that question.

The alternate history novel depicts a Six Day War in reverse. The Arab air forces strike first, destroying the Israeli Air Force on the ground, The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon roll in and conquer Israel within days. The life of the Jewish state, then just 19 years old, is snuffed out.

The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarneed
A Baby Operation Warp Speed: A gene therapy shows the promise of new biotech breakthroughs.
Dilbert creator Scott Adams reveals he has same type of cancer as Biden and shares heartbreakingly short prognosis

All prayers for @ScottAdamsSays. I pray that the doctors are mistaken. But if they are not, I hope God is a Dilbert fan.

Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again)

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Trump’s NASA budget cuts: The good, the bad, and the ugly

The so-called “skinny” version of the federal budget proposal was released recently. The NASA portion is causing angst and consternation.

Gabriella's War #CommissionEarned
A Brother on the Moon (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 1) #CommissionEarned
Patton in Palestine (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 2) #CommissionEarned
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned

Sunday, May 11, 2025

As NASA admin, Jared Isaacman should commit to building a lunar base

Jared Isaacman will have quite a lot on his plate in his role of running America’s space agency once he is fully confirmed. On the top of the list is what to do about sending humans both to the moon and to Mars, which Isaacman proposes to do simultaneously.

Gabriella's War #CommissionEarned

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Extraterrestrial tongues: Imagining how aliens might communicate prepares us for first contact and illuminates the nature of our own languages
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
A Brother on the Moon (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 1)
Patton in Palestine (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 2) #CommissionEarned
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
NASA’s Hubble conundrum: risky repair or costly replacement

Without question, the Hubble Space Telescope is a marvel of technology. NASA and the scientific community recently celebrated the Hubble’s 35th anniversary, as well they should, considering the scientific discoveries the space telescope has garnered, not to mention the hauntingly beautiful images it has produced.

Gabriella's War #CommissionEarned

In 1944, with the world convulsed with war, the Contessa Gabriella Doria haunts the piazzas and canals of Venice. Few people know that she is not only an agent for Britain’s MI6 but that she is also a 450 year old vampire. But one SS officer, Kurt Hesselman, knows and has vowed to destroy her, using the occult powers he was born with. Their battle will rage from Gabriella’s beloved Venice to occupied France, and hence to Great Britain on the eve of the largest sea borne invasion in history. The outcome of the war and the fate of the world will hang in the balance.

Saturday, May 03, 2025

Looks like some Hamas terrorists are due for a good, old fashioned necktie party
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

From Book 1: July, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 has triumphantly returned to Earth. In this alternate history thriller, President Richard Nixon puts into a motion a scheme to ramp up the space race to pressure the Soviets into making diplomatic and military concessions. Thus begins a story of high adventure on the final frontier and of low intrigue in the corridors of power back on Earth. It will prove to be the fulfillment of a dream for Wendy Pendleton to be the first woman to walk on the moon. It will be a nightmare for Cal Lauren, a political operative determined to stop the space race at all costs to fund the social programs he holds dear.

Children of Apollo: The Space Race Gambit continues with Children of Apollo: The Hard Road to the Stars and concludes with Children of Apollo: The First Woman on the Moon

The White House Wire is what the Drudge Report used to be before Matt Drudge went woke.
A Brother on the Moon (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 1) #CommissionEarned

On a December day in 1967, a pilot whose jet fighter is in the process of cracking up ejects a moment sooner and therefore lives when he otherwise might have died. A life that would have ended on the tarmac at Edwards Air Force Base continues on. Six years later, Major Robert Lawrence, United States Air Force, becomes the first black American to walk on the Moon.

Patton in Palestine (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 2) #CommissionEarned

Having survived World War II and returned to America, General George S. Patton is given a new assignment by President Harry Truman. He is to travel to the British Mandate of Palestine, where a bloody war is brewing between Jews and Arabs, and give his evaluation to the President. But Patton's tendency to exceed his orders may prove a problem for the United States government. Moreover, a dark secret from his past will threaten to derail his mission entirely.