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Deke Slayton talks to Alan Shepard during Al’s 1961 suborbital flight like a boss. Life magazine photo. First, the good news: I have an awesome
1971 NASA publication highlighting sites and features of the Moon from lunar orbiters. NASA has been known to send out various pamphlets, brochures, and publications
The author standing in front of Juno’s Atlas V, August 4th, 2011. GO BIG OR GO HOME! My article summing up Juno’s NASA Tweetup went
NASA has selected seven companies to integrate and fly technology payloads on commercial suborbital reusable platforms that carry payloads near the boundary of space and
This video is no longer available. This video is a condensed collection of photos from the Juno NASA Tweetup last week. Originally I had
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NASA has selected four companies to develop concepts for storing and transferring cryogenic propellants in space. These capabilities are important for the agency’s future deep
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