Why SpaceX suits look so sleek, and NASA’s look so clunky
(Personally, I find the Mercury suit worn by John Glenn to be the best-looking space ... it’s there to make sure the ...
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At 60 years, monument to NASA's Project Mercury still stands, but what of its time capsule?
A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the ...
A Guide To Visiting The Kennedy Space Center
And wonderfully, you can visit. The aptly named Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is a full museum, with exhibits including a decommissioned Saturn V rocket, tons of memorabilia, and an actual ...
From the Archives: These are Naples' moments
Often when pouring through the archives, you find interesting little tidbits, that, by themselves, don’t warrant a full ...
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1962: US astronaut John Glenn orbits Earth
This clip is from John Glenn: An American in Space, which was broadcast on 21 February 1962. BBC Archive 1962: US astronaut John Glenn orbits Earth. Video, 00:03:051962: US astronaut John Glenn ...
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Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn't mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that
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Astronaut Food Is Light Years Beyond Tang And Freeze-Dried Ice Cream
astronaut John Young snuck a corned beef on rye aboard to surprise Gus Grissom, who loved them. As you might imagine, bread crumbs started floating as soon as he pulled it out of his space suit ...
Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn’t mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that
In the last few years, nearly 100 people have become private astronauts through the space tourism companies Blue Origin, ...
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1962: US astronaut John Glenn orbits Earth
Marine Lieutenant John Glenn, 40, travelled about 81,000 miles (more than 130,000km) as he circled the globe three times at more than 17,000 mph (27,000kph). As he re-entered the atmosphere after ...