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Six Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named 2026 BTI Client Service All-Stars
News Releases Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Browser Print Download PDF Version National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been named 2026 BTI Client Service All-Stars.
Husch Blackwell Recognized Nationally by Managing IP in 2026 IP STARS Guide
IP STARS, a leading guide to intellectual property law firms and lawyers, has recognized Husch Blackwell nationally in ITC litigation, patent disputes, patent prosecution, and trademark disputes in the 2026 edition published by Managing IP.
Space Rocket History #268 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 3
Posted on August 29, 2018 As near as Lovell could tell, it would be a while before the ship’s endgame would play out. He had no way of calculating the leak rate in the tank, but if the moving needle was any indication, he had a couple hours at least before the 318 pounds of oxygen were gone. P1-location of major electrical power subsystem equipment P3-Hydrogen Cryogenic tank P2-Electrical power subsystem components in CM lower equipment bay Tagged:Bliss, Brown, Sheaks, Sy Liebregot
Space Rocket History #271 – Apollo 13 – Free Return – Part 1
Kraft wanted to fire the descent engine now, get the ship back on its free-return slingshot course, and when it emerged from behind the moon and reached the PC+2 point, execute any maneuvers that might be required to refine the trajectory or increase its speed.
Space Rocket History #269 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 4
EECOM, Sy Liebergot looked away from his monitor; the end, he knew, was at last here. Liebergot, through no fault of his own, was about to become the first flight controller in the history of the manned space program to lose the ship that had been placed in his charge.
Space Rocket History #275 – Apollo 13 – Minimizing Power – Part 2
Posted on October 24, 2018 “The first burn, Griffin explained, would be a long one. Pushing the descent throttle all the way to the full position, Lovell would leave it there for more than six minutes before shutting the engine down.
Space Rocket History #277 – Apollo 13 – Approaching the Moon
Posted on November 8, 2018 “They’re all coming out,” Swigert said, straining for a glimpse through Lovell’s window. “You said it,” Lovell said. “There’s Nunki, there’s Antares. We may have enough here for that confidence check.” P3-View of the lunar far side showing crater Tsiolkovsky (taken from Apollo 13) P2-Oblique view of lunar far side, photographed from the Apollo 13 spacecraft Tagged:Antares, Haise, Lovell, Nunki, Swigert
Space Rocket History #279 – Apollo 13 – Leaving the Moon – Part 2
Posted on November 21, 2018 In the satellite room of the carrier Iwo Jima, the communications man sat back and removed his headset. He knew, that Apollo 13 was in fact coming their way.
Space Rocket History #270 – Apollo 13 – The News Breaks
Cronkite did not look good. He called Schirra over and thrust a sheet of wire-service copy at him. Schirra scanned the text hurriedly, and with each sentence his heart sank. This was bad. This was worse than bad. This was … unheard of. He had a thousand questions, but there wasn’t time to ask……
Space Rocket History #276 – Apollo 13 – Minimizing Power – Part 3
Posted on October 31, 2018 According to the profiles Bill Peters and his electrical specialists calculated, it was possible to power the LEM with just 12 amps. Under normal conditions it needed about 55 amps of current to run. P3-apollo-13-lovell-swigert-screenshot1 P2-Astronaut Alan B.
Space Rocket History #278 – Apollo 13 – Leaving the Moon – Part 1
Posted on November 14, 2018 Lovell’s disappointment with Kranz’s decision to not run another star check was quickly becoming academic since the time to conduct it was running out anyway. p2-Apollo 13’s view from Aquarius as it rounds the Moon, with the Command Module at right. Credit- NASA:Johnson Space Center. P1-On April 14th 1970, the Apollo 13 Saturn IVB upper stage impacted the moon north of Mare Cognitum Tagged:Haise, Kranz, Lovell, Swigert, Vance Brand
Space Rocket History #281 – Apollo 13 – Homeward Bound
Posted on December 12, 2018 There was now cause for optimism in Mission Control. At the TELMU station, where the Lunar Module’s environmental signs were being continually monitored, the readings of the carbon dioxide concentrations aboard Aquarius were steadily dropping all day long. P3-Apollo 13 taken while coming home P2-Brand (standing right) during Apollo 13 crisis (April 1970) Tagged:Griffin, Haise, Lovell, Swigert, Vance Brand
Space Rocket History #280 – Apollo 13 – Carbon Dioxide
In a healthy spacecraft, the CO2 meter should climb no higher than 2 or 3 millimeters of mercury. When it rose above 7, the crew was instructed to change their lithium hydroxide canisters. If it was allowed to rise above 15, the first signs of CO2 poisoning would set in.
Space Rocket History #291 – Space 1970 – Luna 16 & 17
Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth after five unsuccessful similar attempts. Luna 16 mockup in the Moscow Space museumLuna 17 with Lunokhod 1Lunar Recon. Orbiter pic of Luna 17 site
In Honor of China’s Moon Lander Chang’e-4 – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #18 – Luna 2 and 3
While the Mercury 7 were fulfilling their roles as symbols of space exploration, Korolev was once again offering the real thing. He now prepared to undertake the most demanding mission yet. The mission that would accomplish the next step in Korolev’s program of lunar exploration. He would attempt to photograph the far side of the moon. Luna 2 Luna 2 Attached to Rocket Far Side of the Moon Photographed by Luna 3 Luna 3 Luna 3 Stamp
Space Rocket History #286 – Apollo 13 – I Want My Power Up Checklist. Now!
As If there were not enough problems, Houston still had not completed the command module power up checklist. Capcom Joe KerwinThe Journey of Apollo 13(Haise, Lovell, Mattingly, & Kranz pose for the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 13.
Space Rocket History #289 – Apollo 13 – Splashdown
Posted on February 13, 2019 “During blackout every team member does his own soul searching, reviewing the decisions and the data, knowing they had to be nearly perfect and knowing how tough perfection is.” Gene Kranz Splashdown Mission Control P2-1024px-Apollo13_splashdown P-3Mission_Control_celebrates_successful_splashdown_of_Apollo_13 P1-drouge chute deployment Tagged:Haise, Kranz, Lovell, Splashdown, Swigert
Space Rocket History #290 – Apollo 13 – Welcome Home
Posted on February 20, 2019 “Three brave astronauts are alive and on Earth because of the mission operations teams’ dedication, and because at the critical moments the people of that team were wise enough and self-possessed enough to make the right decisions.
Space Rocket History #293 – Space 1970 – Soyuz 9 – Part 1
Posted on March 13, 2019 The original Soyuz 9 mission was planned to fly two Soyuz spacecraft in the August to September 1970 time frame for a rendezvous and docking; however, at the end of December 1969 the communist party bosses ordered that the mission be changed to a single spacecraft on a 20 day long duration flight to be launched in April 1970 to coincide with Lenin’s birthday.
Space Rocket History #292 – Space 1970 – Venera 7
Posted on March 6, 2019 The VENERA 7 lander was the hardiest of the Soviet Venus probes yet built. Its creators wanted the vessel to land on the planet’s surface in working order. Venera 7 in the testing and assembly areaReproduction of Venera 7 lander Molniya-M (R7 8K78M) P2-Reproduction of the descent vehicle of the Venera 7 P1-Venera 7 in the testing and assembly area, 1970. SVF2 : GETTY Tagged:Molniya, Russian, Soviet, Venera 7, Venus
Space Rocket History #299 – Apollo 14 – Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa
As a Smoke Jumper, Roosa parachuted into at least four active fires in Oregon and California during the 1953 fire season. Stuart Allen RoosaSuiting up for Apollo 14Roosa’s tombstone at Arlington
Space Rocket History #308 – Apollo 14 – Transposition, Docking & Extraction
Posted on July 10, 2019 Docking was a delicate maneuver, since both ships were traveling at nearly five miles per second, but the docking mechanism itself was one of the simplest on the entire spacecraft, and the docking procedure had been perfected on previous Apollo flights, none of which experienced any significant problems with docking.
Space Rocket History #303 – Apollo 14 – Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. – Part 3
Posted on June 5, 2019 After the Mercury-Atlas 10 mission was canceled, Shepard was designated as the Commander of the first crewed Gemini mission, with Thomas P. Stafford chosen as his pilot.
Space Rocket History #304 – Apollo 14 – Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. – Part 4
Even with all the problems, Shepard piloted the Lunar Module Antares to the most accurate landing of the entire Apollo program. Shepard became the fifth and, at the age of 47, the oldest man to walk on the Moon, and the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to do so.
Space Rocket History #316 – Apollo 14 – Solo Flight Over the Moon & Lunar Geology
Posted on September 11, 2019 With the Hycon camera down, Roosa would have to step in and use a Hasselblad with a 500 mm lens, to take detailed photos of the Apollo 16 potential landing site. If Roosa did nothing else, he had to return to earth with pictures of Descartes that would be good enough to plan a lunar landing.
50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #219 – Apollo 11 – Lunar Landing – Part 1
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Space Rocket History #307 – Apollo 14 – The Climb to Orbit & TLI
“The approaching dusk and the damp mistiness left by the now-departed rainstorm only enhanced the spectacular sight and the sound of the launch.
Space Rocket History #301 – Apollo 14 – Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. – Part 1
Although the Shepards were well off, the children were not coddled. Their father valued work and made sure each child performed their share of domestic chores. Alan’s father was a stern and serious disciplinarian, Alan inherited a stoicism and toughness of character from him. But, Alan was closer to his mother and got his playfulness from her. The Cogswell in 1945Shepard’s 105th Sortie with the F4U on the USS Franklin Roosevelt.
Space Rocket History #309 – Apollo 14 – The Long Coast
Posted on July 24, 2019 Mitchell kept his plan a secret from NASA, knowing that the agency would be completely unreceptive to the idea. He said nothing about it to his crewmates. The test subjects had also agreed to keep quiet. Rendezvous with the MoonBackup Crew PatchApollo 14 approaching the Moon P3-32402193408_46c5cbbfa9_z p1-rendezvous with the moon P3-32402193408_46c5cbbfa9_z p1-rendezvous-with-the-moon Tagged:Cernan, Mitchell, Roosa, Shepard
50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #224 – Apollo 11 – Moonwalk – Part 2 – One Priceless Moment
“For one priceless moment, in the whole history of man, all the people on this earth are truly one. One in their pride in what you have done. And one in our prayers that you will return safely to earth” President Nixon.
Space Rocket History #302 – Apollo 14 – Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. – Part 2
Posted on May 29, 2019 On January 19, 1961, Robert R. Gilruth, the director of NASA’s Space Task Group, informed the seven astronauts that Shepard had been chosen for the first American crewed mission into space.
Space Rocket History #317 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 2 – Part 1 – The Rim of Cone Crater
The majority of the second moonwalk was dedicated to reaching the rim of Cone Crater. The wide, deep geological gold mine, which scientists believed was actually the remains of an ancient volcano. Traverse MapShepard with the METThe Ascent to Cone Crater
50th Anniversary Special – An Encore Presentation of Space Rocket History #223 – Apollo 11 – Moonwalk – Part 1
Silently and carefully, Armstrong raised his left boot over the lip of the footpad and lowered it to the dust. Immediately he tested his weight, bouncing in the gentle gravity, and when he felt firm ground, he was still, one foot on the last vestige of earthly things, the other on the moon. Then he spoke: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Space Rocket History #315 – Apollo 14 – Moonwalk 1 – Part 3 – ALSEP Deployment
Posted on September 4, 2019 The mortar package contained a set of grenades which were planned to be fired to distances of 500, 1000, 3000, and 5000 feet to the north of the ALSEP site. ALSEP ExperimentsCentral Station & RTGMitchell Deploys ASEALSEP Subpackage 1CPLEE & Central StationLaser Ranging Retroreflector P6-Laser_Ranging_Retroreflector P5-CPLEE-AS14-67-9365_21471630610 P4-Experiment-subpackage-no.-1 Tagged:Alsep, Ase, Central Station, Cplee, Mitchell, Pse, Rtg, Shepard
Space Rocket History #321 – Apollo 14 – Splashdown
Gradually, as Mitchell worked and glanced at the bright crescent, he was filled with a quiet euphoria, great tranquillity, and an overpowering sense of understanding. It was as if he had suddenly begun to hear a new language, one being spoken by the universe itself.
‚ÄėSustainable‚Äô marketing claims in the pet space
Subscribe to Magazine In recent years, companies across the food, beverage and consumer goods sectors have increasingly turned to terms like ‚Äúsustainable‚ÄĚ in product labeling and marketing. It is no different in the pet food and treat space. These claims may seem like low-hanging fruit, creating an easy way to align with perceived consumer values, meet ESG goals and stand out in competitive markets.
The Balance between B55α and Greatwall expression levels predicts sensitivity to Greatwall inhibition in cancer cells
Abstract The Greatwall kinase inhibits PP2A-B55 phosphatase activity during mitosis to stabilise critical Cdk1-driven mitotic phosphorylation. Although Greatwall represents a potential oncogene and prospective therapeutic target, our understanding of cellular and molecular consequences of chemical Greatwall inactivation remains limited.
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Space Rocket History #272 – Apollo 13 – Free Return – Part 2 | Space Rocket History Archive
Aquarius, can you see any stars yet?
Space Rocket History #273 – Apollo 13 – Free Return – Part 3 | Space Rocket History Archive
Lovell toggled the “master arm” switch to On and glanced around to see if everything else was in order. Guidance control was set to “Primary Guidance”; thrust control was on “Auto”; engine gimbals were enabled; the propellant quantity, temperature, and pressure looked good; the ship was maintaining the correct attitude.
Space Rocket History #454 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Astronauts & Cosmonauts - Space Rocket History Podcast
Post navigation ← Previous Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | TuneIn | For the first time, the Soviet Union publicly announced the crew assignments for a Soyuz mission before the flight. Previously, cosmonaut identities were kept secret until after their flights.
Space Rocket History #453 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Mid-term Review - Space Rocket History Podcast
Post navigation ← Previous Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | TuneIn | According to George Low, the Soviet mission operations control room was quite large – it contained 16 two-man consoles, thus allowing them 32 flight controllers. In addition, there was a back row of consoles which were used for personnel such as the project technical director; this back row was also a work station for display controllers who control the main display boards in the front of the room.
Space Rocket History #270 – Apollo 13 – The News Breaks | Space Rocket History Archive
Cronkite did not look good. He called Schirra over and thrust a sheet of wire-service copy at him. Schirra scanned the text hurriedly, and with each sentence his heart sank. This was bad. This was worse than bad. This was . . . unheard of. He had a thousand questions, but there wasn’t time to ask……
Space Rocket History #271 – Apollo 13 – Free Return – Part 1 | Space Rocket History Archive
Kraft wanted to fire the descent engine now, get the ship back on its free-return slingshot course, and when it emerged from behind the moon and reached the PC+2 point, execute any maneuvers that might be required to refine the trajectory or increase its speed.
Space Rocket History #269 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 4 | Space Rocket History Archive
EECOM, Sy Liebergot looked away from his monitor; the end, he knew, was at last here. Liebergot, through no fault of his own, was about to become the first flight controller in the history of the manned space program to lose the ship that had been placed in his charge.
Space Rocket History #268 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 3 | Space Rocket History Archive
As near as Lovell could tell, it would be a while before the ship’s endgame would play out. He had no way of calculating the leak rate in the tank, but if the moving needle was any indication, he had a couple hours at least before the 318 pounds of oxygen were gone.
Space Rocket History #266 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 1 | Space Rocket History Archive
Swigert: I believe we’ve had a problem here! CapComm: This is Houston. Say again, please.
Space Rocket History #267 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 2 | Space Rocket History Archive
By the time Flight Director Kranz heard Lovell’s report, of “Houston, we’ve had a problem. ” three controllers had reported related problems. Kranz was wondering which problem Lovell was reporting, as he started relaying the long list of warning indications from the spacecraft displays.
Space Rocket History #265 – Apollo 13 – Translunar Coast – The Calm Before the Storm | Space Rocket History Archive
As Lovell prepared for the thruster adjustments, Haise finished closing down the LEM and drifted through the tunnel back toward the command module and Swigert threw the switch to stir all 4 cryogenic tanks.
Space Rocket History #264 – Apollo 13 – Orbit, Translunar Injection, Docking, and Extraction | Space Rocket History Archive
Milt Windier’s team at mission control quickly reviewed the status of the remaining four engines, ran the computations for the new engine cutoff times, and passed them to the crew.
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