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Why Does a Rocket Need to Roll Going Into Orbit?

Following launch rockets normally pitch to the east to reach orbit taking advantage of their motion gained for the rotat

Only Three People Have Died in Space

Despite the myriad of dangers to space flight and the many crewed missions in space over the past sixty years only on mi

Eleven Deaf Men Helped NASA Leave Earth

Since motion sickness is related to balance and would likely be a major issue in space flight NASA wanted to learn more

Let's Talk About Space Force

Amy describe the United States military's (Air Force and Navy) past and present use of space then postulates on the like

How Apollo Astronauts Didn't Get Lost Going to the Moon

Rather that relying on mission control for navigation the Apollo spacecraft had on-board navigation. This was the cold w

U-2s over China: Operation Tackle

America Spying with the Corona Satellites

When a Nuke Nearly Killed the Moon Landing

To travel to the moon Apollo astronauts had to pass through the Van Allen radiation belts. NASA scientists eventually co