On this day in 1970, the crew of Apollo 13 splashed down in the south Pacific Ocean after one of the most intense events in the history of space exploration. Known as the “successful failure,” an explosion on board forced NASA to circle the damaged spacecraft around moon without landing. I still think about how…
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Meet the Class: NASA’s newest astronauts could be assigned to Moon, Mars missions
NASA welcomed a new class of astronauts to its active roster Friday, marking the first time the space agency has held a public graduation ceremony. The class, selected in 2017, includes 11 NASA astronauts and two from the Canadian Space Agency. They join a corps of 35 others who are now eligible for assignment on…
WATCH: Pre-launch interview with NASA astronaut Kate Rubins
Click here to watch my interview with NASA astronaut Kate Rubins before the launch of Expedition 48/49 to the International Space Station.
‘Virus hunter’ astronaut shares details of science mission to Space Station
In July, a self-proclaimed ‘virus hunter’ astronaut will launch aboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station, embarking on a four month, science-intensive assignment to the orbiting laboratory. NASA’s Kate Rubins is counting down the days until the scheduled July 6 launch of Expedition 48/49, which will be the first spaceflight for the molecular…
WATCH: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin speaks at CR Smith Museum
Click here to watch a portion of moon-walking astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s lecture at the CR Smith Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
Communication restored to International Space Station after computer glitch
Communication has been restored to the International Space Station after a computer glitch Tuesday morning left crew members unable to reach ground controllers for more than two hours. Around 8:45 a.m. Central Time, the ISS lost contact with Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas, according to a NASA news release. By…
Lane Luckie 