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April 15, 2019
Owen Garriott, Skylab and space shuttle astronaut, dies at 88
Owen Garriott, a Skylab and space shuttle astronaut who was the first to use amateur radio from orbit, has died at the age of 88. A member of NASA's first group of scientist-astronauts selected in 1965, Garriott logged almost 70 days in space on two missions.
April 13, 2019
Apollo 11 spacecraft on display in Seattle for 50th anniversary
Fifty years after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, the spacecraft that carried the first astronauts to land on the moon has again returned to the United States' west coast. "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission" is at Seattle's Museum of Flight.
April 11, 2019
Israeli Beresheet probe crashes into moon during landing attempt
An Israeli lunar lander came close, but ultimately failed in its bid to become the the first privately-developed spacecraft to touch down on the moon. The robotic Beresheet probe developed problems on its approach and crashed into the lunar surface.
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April 19, 2019
The Atlantic
A Soda Company's Long Obsession With Outer Space
Think about the dreaminess of twilight, when the sun has slipped below the horizon, and the darkening sky streaked with dusky purples and blues. There, among the emerging stars and the silvery moon, lustrous as a pearl, you see it — an ad for a soda company.
March 29, 2019
MLB News
Jackie Robinson 'space' jersey lands at NLBM
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will have an incredible new piece to display when it opens a new exhibit next month called "Barrier Breaking:" A Jackie Robinson jersey that has flown through space.
March 18, 2019
Daily Journal
'It's about our future'
On Saturday morning, a crowd of people from all across Missouri and some from even farther gathered to witness the grand opening of the Grissom Center addition to the Space Museum.
Feb. 22, 2019
Jalopnik
Somebody Discovered a Saturn Rocket Motor Just Sitting in a Missouri Junkyard
Whenever I drive past a junkyard, itŐs always a struggle to keep my focus on driving and not crane my neck sideways to scrutinize every interesting bit of twisted metal rusting in the yard. Sometimes, though, that instinct can pay off in big, unexpected ways. Like how this guy happened to notice a rocket motor from a Saturn rocket just sitting in a Missouri scrapyard.
Feb. 19, 2019
The Hollywood Reporter
Imax Space Doc Director Toni Myers Dies at 75
NASA astronauts, trained by Myers to use Imax cameras to send back images from space, paid tribute to the director of "Hubble 3D" and "A Beautiful Planet."
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