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The stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower
Cold War Era / Space

The stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower

The story of when a Russian Nuclear Satellite crashed in Canada (and possibly inspired Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboys)
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Space

The story of when a Russian Nuclear Satellite crashed in Canada (and possibly inspired Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboys)

NASA launches Artemis II, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years
Aviation News / Space

NASA launches Artemis II, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years

The Space Shuttle Columbia crew knew something was seriously wrong, but most likely not that it was an impending catastrophe, until the final seconds
Losses and Aviation Safety / Space

The Space Shuttle Columbia crew knew something was seriously wrong, but most likely not that it was an impending catastrophe, until the final seconds

NASA Contractor on why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload
Civil Aviation / Military Aviation / Space

NASA Contractor on why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload

"Houston, we have a problem." Famed Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell passes away.
Aviation History / Aviation News / Space

“Houston, we have a problem.” Famed Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell passes away.

Former NASA contractor explains why Space Shuttle Columbia had never been close to being lost after STS-93 Liftoff
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Space

Former NASA contractor explains why Space Shuttle Columbia had never been close to being lost after STS-93 Liftoff

NASA Instructor explains why docking spacecraft in orbit will never be simple
Space

NASA Instructor explains why docking spacecraft in orbit will never be simple

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NASA Astronaut recalls puking aboard KC-135 "Vomit Comet" during reduced-gravity flight
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety / Space

NASA Astronaut recalls puking aboard KC-135 “Vomit Comet” during reduced-gravity flight

The Conroy Virtus: the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with fuselage elements from B-52s that never was
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Military Aviation / Space

The Conroy Virtus: the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with fuselage elements from B-52s that never was

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The SR-71 / HALO: the Blackbird aimed to launch a Mach 25 orbit aircraft powered by scramjet engines that never was
Military Aviation / Space / SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71 / HALO: the Blackbird aimed to launch a Mach 25 orbit aircraft powered by scramjet engines that never was

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The sheer stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower
Losses and Aviation Safety / Space

Here’s why sheer stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring, how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower

Next-generation Lunar Rover will be built by Lunar Outpost and Lockheed Martin
Space

Next-generation Lunar Rover will be built by Lunar Outpost and Lockheed Martin

Did you know NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first space shuttle mission?
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Space

NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first space shuttle mission. Here’s why.

NASA could have tried to rescue the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia if they had known the spacecraft was going to disintegrate on re-entry. Here’s how.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Space

NASA could have tried to Launch Space Shuttle Atlantis on a rescue mission if they had known Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry

U-2 Vs Corona: why KH-4 satellite failed to provide photographic intelligence during Cuban Missile Crisis while U-2 provided useful Time-critical intelligence
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Space

U-2 Vs Corona: why KH-4 satellite failed to provide photographic intelligence during Cuban Missile Crisis while U-2 provided useful Time-critical intelligence

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