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The National Space Society (NSS) offers a comparison of its vision for space settlement to that promoted by many dystopian science fiction movies of today.
“THE SPACE CAPSULE IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE.” Apollo 18 brings the lolz, disappoints. So here’s my review of the hot mess soon-to-be space
Gus Grissom’s facial expression above sums up my reaction to the newly-released Apollo 18 movie. 1959 photo from Life magazine. Yes, I did pay $10
This video is no longer available. Video created by Emily Carney. LEGAL NOTE: All photos by NASA. Song is “This Is It” by Kenny Loggins
Perhaps the greatest space-themed film of all time was 1983’s The Right Stuff. This film is based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 literary opus of the
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