The Ashton Times

Blog

theashtontimes.com/

Profile

theashtontimes.com/author/mark

Homepage

theashtontimes.wordpress.com

  • Apollo 11

    Fifty-four years ago on July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off for the Moon. I was only four years old at the time, so I obviously don’t remember the liftoff or the historic landing on July 20, but what was conveyed to me through that time was the excitement that anything was possible. Here mankind…

  • Fitting Out

    In the bygone days of ocean liners, when a new “hull” was launched it would literally slip, or slide, down its slipway until it floated out by itself. The launch of any new ocean liner was generally quite a local event. Once launched the ship would then be fitted out for the installation of various…