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Like a lot of kids who grew up during the ‘60s and ‘70s, I had a fascination with spaceflight. This interest started honestly enough back around […]
The year 1968 was a tumultuous one in the US with many political and cultural changes punctuated by the assassination of prominent public figures, violent protests […]
Among the greatest scientific achievements of the opening years of the Space Age was the characterization of Earth’s magnetic field and the discovery of what became […]
With the successful launch of NASA’s Artemis I test flight, we now have a new holder of the title “the largest launch vehicle in service”: the […]
Undoubtedly, the most memorable part of NASA’s Gemini 4 long-duration mission was the first EVA (extra-vehicular activity), or “spacewalk”, performed by an American astronaut. Launched on […]
Both space enthusiasts and the general public alike are frequently enthralled by pictures of our home planet taken from space. Among the more impactful images of […]
Often forgotten, even by many space enthusiasts today, are NASA’s Block II Ranger missions launched by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1962. Frequently confused with […]
Hearing the term “zombie satellite” immediately conjures an image of a poor plot device for some scifi B-movie where dead satellites come to life looking to […]
NASA in general, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in particular, are well known for their string of highly successful robotic missions over the last few […]
Recent years have seen a renaissance in lunar exploration with the US and multiple nations around the globe launching and planning missions to our nearest celestial […]
The early years of the Space Age were filled with overly ambitious plans with schedules that proved to be far too optimistic given the state of […]
With so many spacecraft operating in orbit and on the surface of Mars today, providing a record-setting torrent of scientific data from our neighbor, it seems […]
