On this date in 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered. Here are some things you may not have known about what was once considered the ninth planet in the solar system. Although it wasn’t …
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Bonus Episode: Apollo 1 Disaster, 50 Years Ago
On this date in 1967, three American astronauts died in a training accident on the launch pad in Florida. Here are some things you may not have known about Apollo 1. Following the successes of …
Continue readingThe Last Man on the Moon — So Far
On this date in 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last man to walk on the moon. Here are some things you may not have known about Apollo 17. Apollo 17 was the first mission to …
Continue readingSkylab: America’s First Space Station
On this date in 1973, the third and final crew of the U.S. space station Skylab launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Here are a few things you may not have known about …
Continue readingNASA Inventions: From Space to You
On this date in 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Space and Aeronautics Act, which authorized the formation of NASA. Here are a few technologies that you may not have known were created or …
Continue readingAsteroids: A Threat from Space
Today is Asteroid Day, marking the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska Event, the largest asteroid impact on earth in recent history. Here are some things you may not have known about both of them. On …
Continue readingYuri Gagarin: First Man in Space
55 years ago today, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into outer space. Here are some things you may not have known about Gagarin and his flight. Yuri Gagarin was born in 1934 …
Continue readingApollo 1: The Space Race Reality Check
On this date in 1967, three American astronauts died in a training accident on the launch pad in Florida. Here are some things you may not have known about Apollo 1. Following the successes of …
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