My new book, The Siege
of Kwennjurat, is scheduled for release six days from now, and I feel like
celebrating. For the next six days, I am giving away one signed book each day.
Here’s how to enter:
Making a comment on the blog gets you one entry. If you’re a
blog follower, say so for a second entry. Tweeting and sharing to Facebook or
Google+ are worth one entry each (post a link to where you shared in your
comment). First thing tomorrow morning, I will put all the entries in a hat and
draw a winner. I’ll announce the winner, and then they can email me their real
name and address, and their signed book will be on the way!
Today, I’m giving away my science fiction novel, Assignment to Earth. I’ve always been
fascinated with anything to do with space, and at one time wanted to be an
astronaut when I grew up. My earliest memory of space-stuff was when my mom
woke me up at the age of four to watch the moon landing. In your comments,
share your favorite space-related memory. See you tomorrow with a new giveaway
and the announcement of today’s winner.
I was born in 1972, so the development of the space shuttle program is vivid in my memories. Watching the early launches live, and the Challenger disaster are my most significant memories. I'm sad that my children won't know the amazement of space travel as I did.
ReplyDeleteThe live shuttle launchings and landings were a treat to watch, weren't they? Once when it had rained too much at Edwards and the ground was soggy, they diverted the shuttle to land at White Sands in New Mexico instead. The sonic boom rattled my windows in Phoenix, and I thought there had been an explosion in the street. I was just getting up to see what was happening, when the boom reached them in NM, and they identified the sound for me. That was pretty exciting.
Deletewatching the moon walk
ReplyDeleteDoctor: We have a secret weapon!
DeleteAmy: Apollo 11?
Doctor: No, that would be just plain silly. It's Neil Armstrong's foot.
Definately NOT a favorite moment, but most memorable - was Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger. Since she was from NH, that was a big thing for us. It was such a tragedy, but she still lives on around here, esppecially with things like the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium/McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center - all three of our boys have been there many times!
ReplyDeletePlanetariums are just awesome places, aren't they?
DeleteChallenger is the big one for me too. Does the space jump count?
ReplyDeleteOf course the space jump counts. The exploration of space by human beings does not begin and end with NASA.
DeleteI'll bet you still know exactly where you were and what you were doing when you heard about Challenger. I do. I suspect it is one of those crystallizing moments, like 9/11 and the JFK assassination.