By José Antonio Pérez The desert volcanic landscape of the Pinacate and Grand Desert of Altar Biosphere Reserve, encompassing 7,146 square kilometers in northwestern Sonora, will once again serve as out of this world training grounds much as it did over 50 years ago when NASA trained Apollo astronauts here for lunar landings. With sights […]
Entrenarán de nuevo en El Pinacate a astronautas estadounidenses; prepara NASA misión a Marte Por José Antonio Pérez El Campo Volcánico de la Reserva de la Biósfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar, con una extensión de 7 mil 146 kilómetros cuadrados, se vestirá de Marte, para servir a la NASA en su futura […]
Tucked between the Desert of Altar and Sea of Cortez, Puerto Peñasco (aka Rocky Point) continues to grow as the most important tourist destination in Sonora and is often referred to as “Arizona’s beach.” [*Abbreviated history – feel free to share additional facts with us] Indigenous history in region: Malpaís people (up until nearly 9000 […]
By Azucena Mazón The Pinacate, which was recently recognized by UNESCO as a natural World Heritage Site, in the late 1960s was also once a training area for NASA astronauts given the area’s similarity to a moonscape. Various individuals from Puerto Peñasco recall the astronaut training at the Pinacate, many of whom hold onto photographs […]