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Review: Canadarm and Collaboration by Elizabeth Howell
Think you know the Canadian space program? A new book may prove otherwise. The book is Canadarm and Collaboration: How…
Apollo 10’s “Snoopy” Lunar Lander May Have Been Found in Space
Apollo 11 was the first mission to land people on the lunar surface. But Apollo relied on a lot of…
What was Sputnik One?
On October 4th, 1957, history was forever changed with the Soviet launch of Sputnik-1, the first artificial satellite to be…
New NASA Documentary Chronicles 50 Years of Spacewalks
Spacewalks have been described by astronauts as magical, amazing, and “holy moly!” This new 30-minute NASA documentary called “Suit Up!”…
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 4: Early Entry into the Lander
To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, Universe Today is featuring “13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo…
3-D Views of Humanity’s First Spacewalk, 50 Years Ago Today
On March 18, 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made the first spacewalk in history, floating outside his Voskhod 2 capsule.…
All the World’s Rockets, Past, Present and Future
MOAR rockets! As a followup to our recent post about the Rockets of the World (to scale), here's another graphic…
45 Years Ago Today: Relive the Historic Apollo 11 Launch
45 years ago today -- on July 16th, 1969 -- the Apollo 11 crew left Earth for the first human…
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What to Wear? The History and Future of Spacesuits
The issue of “what to wear?” takes on an extra dimension of life and death when it comes to space…
Citizen Science, Old-School Style: The True Tale of Operation Moonwatch
Amateur astronomers have done more than just watch the skies, they've been a national security asset. In the mid-1950’s, it was realized…