Aldrin also loaned the pen and broken-off circuit breaker switch to the Smithsonian for its “Destination Moon” traveling exhibit featuring […]
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Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87
Wally Funk, seen at age 21 as a flight instructor, prior to her joining the First Lady Astronaut Trainees or […]
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What’s the oldest Americana flown in space?
Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1801 while he was serving as vice president (and therefore the head of the Senate), […]
A space history mystery: What happened to the Viking arm used 50 years ago?
National Air and Space Museum at 50 A timely tale about a 50-year-old robotic arm… Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, […]
November launch set for space shuttle Endeavour’s towering display
We got a sneak peek of the final space shuttle set to go on public display “It is an incredible […]
The first long-duration resident of the ISS, a cosmonaut, has died
Aleksandr Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer, in the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module with a view of space shuttle […]
Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets
In the end, only the prototype Enterprise was stood up with an external tank and solid rocket boosters on SLC-6 […]
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The fastest humans in the galaxy just got a spiffy patch to prove it
NASA’s Artemis II crew are the fastest people alive, and now they have the patch to prove it. Mission Commander […]
Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
“All of our spacewalks are designed really for two people; the system really isn’t made where it’s easy for three […]
Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?
What went up cannot all come down (for museum display). Smithsonian curator Teasel Muir-Harmony (at left) moderates a panel on […]