Space & Aviation
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Astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore’s extensive spaceflight experience prepared them to not just adapt but excel with personal strength, grace, and competence when their eight-day mission turned into one that lasted more . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Space scientist Farouk El-Baz served as one of the Apollo program’s key scientists, was the founding director of the Museum's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS), and worked on a variety of NASA missions and research projects during . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
It wasn’t until Apollo 8 that human eyes first observed the far side of the Moon. NASA astronauts now have another opportunity to observe the geology of the lunar far side during the Artemis II mission.
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Houston, we have a potty problem
A space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon.
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The individual who fell ill, NASA’s Mike Fincke, says the medical team is almost certain that the issue was related to being in space