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I fell in love with space when I was seven. With my main interest in space history, I try to make connections between the past and present while emphasizing the human element. I write regularly for America Space, Motherboard, and maintain my own blog, Vintage Space.
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Even though Apollo 13 never landed on the moon, the upper stage of it's Saturn V rocket did. Continue reading →
After the X-15 pioneered air-launching suborbital spaceflights, its successor, the X-15B, was meant to go all the way. Continue reading →
A new book, filled with stunning images, takes you on a tour of our cosmic backyard -- just in time for Mother's Day. Continue reading →
In 1971, the first successful Mars lander was wiped out, probably by a dust storm. Continue reading →
When the United States imported Nazis after WWII, the government put them to work. Continue reading →
In 1964, Gagarin took up the challenge of designing the Soviets' first spaceplane. ->
In the March of 1961, Ivan Ivanovich was the Soviet's singing unsung hero. ->
After the crew of Voskhod 2 managed to return to Earth, their struggle for survival was hardly over. ->
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