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This Space Available By Emily Carney “You know who I am,” he said The speaker was an angel He coughed
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This Space Available By Emily Carney “You know who I am,” he said The speaker was an angel He coughed and shook his crumpled wings
A newly published book reclaims the three Apollo 1 astronauts from tragedy. The following article addresses the Apollo 1 fire and the loss of its
This Space Available By Emily Carney A new video by the fantastic lunarmodule5 channel on YouTube recreates Skylab’s last moments and underscores how it held
This Space Available, By Emily Carney A new book reveals the unseen dimensions of the oft-neglected Gemini program. Here’s what most people know about NASA’s
Two new books shed light on the vulnerability of space launches to technology and human decision-making. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. By the mid-1970s, Space Shuttle development was in full swing, even though the Space Transportation System wouldn’t fly until
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. The recently-released book The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of
This Space Available, by Emily Carney. We catch up with NASA’s rebel with many causes during his 1970s era.
This Space Available, by Emily Carney. To celebrate twelve years of This Space Available, here are twelve spaceflight books – in no particular order, some
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. A new book reveals unseen facets of 1969's Apollo 9 mission.
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. During one brief, shining moment, Landsat crossed paths with the airplane-spaceship-cargo vessel approved the same year the first of
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. Fred Haise has probably experienced more near-misses and “what-ifs” than any other astronaut in spaceflight history.
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