Book Review: NASA’s Discovery Program
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: NASA’s Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration Author: Susan
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“Do these orange jumpsuits camouflage us? No…? THEY LIED TO US!” Unidentified astronaut, Jack Swigert, and Charlie Duke work the survival training look, 1967. Image
This picture is kind of a cop-out, because it never happened in real life. But, keep on reading. NASA portrait, late 1960s – early 1970s.
STS-134 launch from balloon at approximately 100,000 feet. The balloon was a student-coordinated project. Photo credit by Quest for Stars, a non-profit educational organization, in
“Wow, thanks! Getting the Swinging Bachelor of the Decade 1961 – 1970 Award has been the highlight of my professional life. I’d like to thank
In April 1972, the Apollo moon missions were winding down, and Apollo 16 was launched into history for a few unique reasons. It was the
“Dammit. Life Magazine has interrupted my ‘How to Get the Laydeez’ tutorial. No big deal. My tutorial next week involves tried and true tips like,
Space Shuttle Discovery launches for the last time on February 24th, 2011. Picture taken from the Space Walk of Fame Park in Titusville, Florida by
“Yo dawgs, we heard you like the moon, so we put a moon in your picture so you can look at the picture of yourselves
From left, Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, and Jack Swigert, May 1970 The photo is courtesy of a Life Magazine shoot apparently done in Jack’s bachelor
“Guys, I saw this other Jim McDivitt, but he was super bad and he had black swan feathers all over him, so I stabbed him
“Okay, let’s not kill each other long enough so we can take this f&%!ing picture.” From left, Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, Eugene Cernan, and Gordon
“Dammit bubba, I tell ya, these thangs sure are cute.” Gus Grissom and Deke Slayton take some time out to become buddies with a chipmunk,
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Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy
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By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates
