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Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dead at 61

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:56:57 +0000

Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, has died. Ride, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in La Jolla, CA. on Monday, July 23 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

NASA Wants to Hire You — No, Seriously

Shauna Wright — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:27:52 +0000

Lots of little kids dream about becoming astronauts — and for some lucky grown-ups, those dreams could become a reality. NASA recently concluded an open call for civilians to apply for a spot in the next astronaut class. The competition will be fierce. Only about a dozen candidates will be chosen from the 5,700 people who [...]

Amazing Perigee Moon Images From Around The World

Peter K — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:38:20 +0000

You may have heard us talking about it on Friday or Saturday, and it kind of fell under most of our radars with all the messy political events happening on our planet, but Saturday night, the Moon was the closest it's been to Earth since 1993. The rare event is called a 'Perigee Moon', meaning that the moon is as close as it can get to us.

Space Shuttle Launch Viewed From An Airplane

Kevin Kidd — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:52:01 +0000

This person had the best seats in the house!!!