Burbidge was a renowned astronomer known for fighting discrimination towards women in the field. Died: Sunday, April 5, 2020. (Who else died April 5?) Details of Death: Died at the …
Space
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The command module pilot for Apollo 15
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Women have always been part of the American space program, even if sometimes they’ve had to take a back seat in the rocket. 2018 marked the debut of a popular new …
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On March 18, 1965, the Russian cosmonaut left his capsule for a 12-minute space walk.
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Chris Kraft was NASA’s visionary first flight director, who guided astronauts as they orbited Earth and landed on the Moon.
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Mandla Maseko (1988–2019), South African scheduled to be first black African in space
South African Air Force member Mandla Maseko was poised to become the first black African in space.
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We’re celebrating 50 years of “2001: A Space Odyssey” by reflecting on the future projected by the 1968 blockbuster…
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The great physicist’s life teaches us that science means changing your mind when new evidence turns up.
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Author of best-selling “A Brief History of Time.”
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Flew Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle missions.