This is the grave of Edward White. Born in 1930 in San Antonio, White grew up in a military family. His father had graduated from West Point in 1924, was highly interested in the new technology of flying, and later became a major general in...
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This is the grave of James Fletcher. Born in 1919 in Milburn, New Jersey, Fletcher grew up in a prominent family dedicated to scientific advancement. His father, Harvey, was a.
AS13-59-8500A (17 April 1970) --- This view of the severely damaged Apollo 13 Service Module (SM) was photographed from the Lunar Module/Command Module (LM/CM) following SM jettisoning. (NASA) In the.
If there's one thing NASA needs, it's the agency's first politician to lead it, a guy who wants to privatize space travel and doesn't seem to believe in climate change. Yep, that will work out well.
Does space have a labor history? The answer is yes. On December 28, 1973, the crew of Skylab went on a one-day strike to protest their working conditions and the.
The evidence connecting climate change to specific weather events continues to grow, as this NASA run-down of research on the California drought demonstrates (PDF).