There are three Mercury Retrograde periods each year, each lasting for about 3 weeks or so. In 2015 Mercury goes retrograde in the three periods of January-February, May-June and September-October. Of late Mercury retrograde is gaining much importance in our lives.n 2015 Mercury goes retrograde in the three periods of January-February, May-June and September-October.
Since aviation began, one fact has remained constant: Each president has flown more than his predecessor. Today, Air Force One has become an office in the sky where routine work is performed. It was not always so, especially in early years when many thought flying was dangerous. Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to fly in an aircraft, although it didnât happen during his years as president (1901-1909).
Command pilot Neil Armstrong 's flight marked the second time a U.S. civilian flew into space (Joseph Albert Walker became the first U.S. civilian on X-15 Flight 90). Armstrong had resigned his commission in the United States Naval Reserve in 1960.