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From Apollo to Artemis: Stories from My 50 Years with NASA

From Apollo to Artemis: Stories from My 50 Years with NASA

The author shares behind-the-scenes stories of the triumphs and challenges that helped shape the course of space exploration.

2024

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I’m Trying to Learn at Least One New Thing Every Day

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

May 9

I’m Trying to Learn at Least One New Thing Every Day

May 9

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The Astronaut Who Almost Drowned in Space

In 2013, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano experienced a life-threatening incident during a spacewalk when a significant leak of water into…

Jun 22, 2023

The Astronaut Who Almost Drowned in Space

Jun 22, 2023

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The Woodpecker in Heat that Attacked and Delayed a Space Shuttle

The most unusual, and most humorous, reason for a Space Shuttle launch delay happened with the STS-70 mission in the spring of 1995. The…

Dec 8, 2023

The Woodpecker in Heat that Attacked and Delayed a Space Shuttle

Dec 8, 2023

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Why the Skylab 3 Crew Ran Out of Underwear at the End of Their Mission in Orbit

The Skylab 3 crew splashed down about 230 miles southwest of San Diego on September 25, 1973. Their 59 days in orbit were more than twice…

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Why the Skylab 3 Crew Ran Out of Underwear at the End of Their Mission in Orbit

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How My Mother Helped Save Skylab After It Was Damaged During Its Launch in 1973

A short five months after the Apollo Program ended, NASA launched Skylab 1 on May 14, 1973. The vehicle was seriously damaged during…

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How My Mother Helped Save Skylab After It Was Damaged During Its Launch in 1973

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How an Apollo Astronaut’s Wedding Ring Was Miraculously Saved After Almost Being ‘Lost In Space’

Apollo 16 flew to the Moon and back in April 1972. The crew consisted of Commander John Young, Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly, and…

Oct 26

How an Apollo Astronaut’s Wedding Ring Was Miraculously Saved After Almost Being ‘Lost In Space’

Oct 26

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Why the Apollo 7 Crew Never Got to Fly in Space Again

The first crewed flight of the Apollo program was Apollo 7, which launched on October 11, 1968, and splashed down in the North Atlantic…

Oct 26

Why the Apollo 7 Crew Never Got to Fly in Space Again

Oct 26

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Why I Always Listen to My Inner Voice When it Tells Me “Just Do It!”

It was dark and raining that October morning when my alarm woke me up around 6 AM. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE), an…

Jun 2

Why I Always Listen to My Inner Voice When it Tells Me “Just Do It!”

Jun 2

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Did You Know That John Steinbeck’s Dog Ate Half of his 1st Manuscript of “Of Mice and Men”?

American Writer John Steinbeck, who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, loved dogs, but he was not happy after his dog, Toby, who had…

Jun 1

Did You Know That John Steinbeck’s Dog Ate Half of his 1st Manuscript of “Of Mice and Men”?

Jun 1

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Can You Imagine Writing a Book With a Typewriter?

I was using Microsoft Word when I started writing the manuscript for my first book. I had an outline with notes about many of the subjects…

May 31

Can You Imagine Writing a Book With a Typewriter?

May 31

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Worked for NASA for 42 yrs. Now on NASA Alumni League Board of Directors; acted in 22 theatre shows. Recently published my memoir. herbbaker.space/

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