Remembering Gene Cernan
Gene Cernan passed away in Houston, Texas, on January 16, 2017. He was the second American to walk in space and …
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July 6, 2015 Al Worden on the honor of being an astronaut
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July 6, 2015 The difference it made: Building a car for the Moon
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February 17, 2015 Land, sea and space: Naval aviators have led the way
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February 16, 2015 Tim Peake ready to become United Kingdom’s official ISS resident
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October 17, 2014 Charley Kohlhase has been our ambassador to the planets
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Remembering John Glenn
John Glenn passed away in Columbus, Ohio, on December 8, 2016. He was the last surviving member of the Mercury Seven – …
Andy Weir has gone from ‘a nerd interested in space’ to best-selling author
“Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the …
Troubleshooting with a ‘dead’ astronaut
I was an electronic technician for Grumman Aircraft Co. from 1964 through 1978. One of my duties was to operate the …
Al Worden on the honor of being an astronaut
“Do you know what they did down on the Moon? What those guys’ primary job was? They picked up rocks and dirt. …
The difference it made: Building a car for the Moon
Neil Armstrong set the first distance record with an impromptu amble to Little West crater. Pete Conrad and Alan Bean exceeded …
