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Monthly Archives: January 2012
On Newt Gingrich on the Moon
Last week, Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich made a bold claim: “By the end of my second term [2020], we will have the first permanent base on the Moon and it will be American.” On the surface, it’s an intriguing … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Manned Spaceflight
Tagged American, Apollo, Manned Spaceflight, Mars, Moon, NASA, Spaceflight
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Apollo 1: the Fire that Shocked NASA
NASA’s Apollo program began with one of the worst disasters the organization has ever faced. A routine prelaunch test turned fatal when a fire ripped through the spacecraft’s crew cabin killing all three astronauts. Today marks the 45th anniversary of … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Gemini, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury
Tagged Apollo, Chaffee, Grissom, Manned Spaceflight, Moon, NASA, Spaceflight, White
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Carnival of Space #232
It’s time for another Carnival of Space! Articles this week cover topics from our own planet to other worlds light years away, and from past events to future endeavours. There’s a lot to think about this week. (This Carnival’s unrelated … Continue reading
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Soyuz 1: Falling to Earth
The Russian Soyuz program is the longest-running spaceflight program — variations of the spacecraft have flown consistently since 1966. It isn’t perfect; big technologies like spacecraft rarely are. There have been problems on recent missions where spacecraft have made hard … Continue reading
Posted in Manned Spaceflight, Soviet
Tagged Gagarin, Komarov, Soviet Space Program, Soyuz
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Vintage Space Fun Fact: How to Not Swear on the Moon
In the 1960s, NASA’s astronauts were the cool, calm, and collected faces of the space program who represented American values — most were married and had some sort of religious affiliation. NASA’s public affair office took great pains to keep … Continue reading