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46 Years ago today, Apollo 13 exploded– the sacrifices of Apollo 1 helped them get back

The catastrophe of Apollo 1 in 1967 helped save the astronauts on Apollo 13. Of the lessons learned from that disaster hadn’t been applied, the crew of Apollo 13 would never have…

William DavisJun 3, 20156 min read

The ‘Wright’ Incentive for Innovation

“No bird soars in a calm.”

Brian SackOct 19, 20151 min read

Bad News from Mars

Hi Houston. Bad news. Mars is inhospitable to bees. Commander Orinsky was convinced that some of our science bees “might enjoy” some fresh air, but as soon as the airlock door opened they did this thing where they stopped flying and fell down.

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Mark KellyFeb 155 min read

NASA’s Hiring: Here Are Some Reasons Why You Should Apply

Twenty years ago this spring — when I was a U.S. Navy test pilot who’d been interviewing with NASA to be an astronaut — I got a call from Dave Leestma, who at that time was NASA’s Head of Flight Crew Operations.

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