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‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected
Space artist Paul Calle thought he had represented the overall mission for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). NASA disapproved.
A simple timepiece and humanity’s greatest adventure
I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...
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Apollo Capsule on Saturn V Rocket at JSC - National Air and Space Museum
An Apollo capsule sits atop the Saturn V booster at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The escape tower is visible and the outside of the capsule is weathered.
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'Apollo 13' turns 30: How NASA legend Gerry Griffin helped director Ron Howard 'get it right'
The way Ron explained it to me when we started was, 'Look, I'm not making a documentary. I'm making an entertaining movie ...
'Apollo 13' at 30: the space movie where scientists have the right stuff too
The so-called "right stuff" manifests rather differently in "Apollo 13". Sure, this generation of astronauts knows the final ...
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PHOTOS: PawSox Time Capsules - See What Was Inside
On Monday afternoon, Pawtucket officials, former PawSox management, players, and fans celebrated the 44th anniversary of the longest professional baseball game and revealed the contents of two ...