The Last Man on The Moon Wants You To Go Back (Review), SpaceRef “Nearly half a century ago we sent people on improbable voyages to another world – because we […]
Apollo
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No, Apollo Astronauts Did Not Hear Strange Music in Space
Keith’s note: Recent news stories claim that Apollo astronauts reported hearing strange music during their mission. NASA has debunked this claim with a statement issued today. “While listed as ‘confidential’ […]
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Edgar Mitchell
Astronaut Mitchell Dies Exactly 45 Years After His Moon Walk “Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell died yesterday. Coincidentally, on 5 Feb. 1971, Mitchell, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 14 lunar […]
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NASA Day of Remembrance (Update)
NASA Remembers Its Fallen Heroes, 30th Anniversary of Challenger Accident “NASA will pay will tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as […]
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Curt Michel
Professor Emeritus Curt Michel Dies “F. Curtis (Curt) Michel, the Andrew Hays Buchanan Professor Emeritus of Space Physics and Astronomy, died Feb. 23 at the age of 80. Although he […]
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John Houbolt
NASA moon landing engineer John C. Houbolt dies at 95, AP “John C. Houbolt, an engineer whose contributions to the U.S. space program were vital to NASA’s successful moon landing […]
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Bolden Needs an EVA Briefing
.@jeff_foust here's a picture of the cislunar EVA Charlie Bolden says NASA does not know how to do (Apollo 17). pic.twitter.com/Q4pb1Ygf1X — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) April 3, 2014 .@batchelorshow actually […]
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What NASA Used To Do – Well
Marketing the Moon: How NASA Sold Space to Earth, Brain Pickings “One year after the surprise launch of Sputnik, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was founded. The U.S. […]
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Arlington Memorials – right now. Remember.
Sent by Keith at Arlington. Arlington Memorials – right now. Remember. #AdAstra #51l #STS107 #Apollo1 http://t.co/JhS6VEwqbq — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 31, 2014