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The Making of an Ex-Nuke

Emily Carney is a writer, space enthusiast, and creator of the This Space Available space blog, published since 2010.

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Emily Carney
May 31

A Call to Action to Save Space Science

When Bruce McCandless and I started writing Star Bound, our survey of the American space…

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Emily Carney
Mar 18

Elbows Up! Gordie Howe Is Once Again Having A Moment. Here Are Five Books About Him

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Feb 25

Ex-ploring the Unknown: Ken Dryden’s The Game

Ruminations on Ken Dryden’s 1983 memoir, The Game.

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Emily Carney
Dec 20, 2024

From Mercury to the Future: Five Stellar Spaceflight Books for Your Holiday Shopping List

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Emily Carney
Nov 29, 2024

The Misogyny Is Coming From Inside The House

A recent spaceflight milestone, unfortunately, highlighted how far we are from…

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Emily Carney
Sep 1, 2024

John Lennon and Bill Evans’ Biographies Underscore Joy and Pain of Final Months

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Emily Carney
Jun 10, 2024

Space Is Hard: New Challenger and Delta Program Books Illuminate Technological Frailty

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Emily Carney
Mar 31, 2024

What Hockey Taught Me About Spaceflight (And Vice Versa)

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Emily Carney
Mar 15, 2024

An Open Letter To Space Camp Personnel

Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash

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Emily Carney
Feb 28, 2024

Ode to Engle and Truly

“Nostalgia — its delicate, but potent…It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn’t a spaceship; it’s a time machine. It goes backwards and forwards… it takes us to a place where we ache to go again.” — Don Draper, Mad Men.

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