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By David Roza Apr 30, 2021

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‘The worst 4 hours of my life’ — Legendary astronaut Michael Collins on what it’s like to have a nicotine fit aboard a B-52 mid-flight

"Like a teething baby, I slobbered and gummed my fingertips, my pencils, the corner of my handkerchief."

By Jeff Schogol Jul 22, 2019

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New York Times op-ed lauding the Soviet space program is Bolshevik B.S.

Sophie Pinkham's op-ed comes at a bad time for journalists in the US. The fact that readers may believe she is a staff writer for the New York Times will...

By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times Jul 20, 2019

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How the Apollo program turned military pilots into geologists

The early Apollo missions were focused on beating the Soviets to the moon to prove America's technological superiority during a fraught period in the Cold War, and the astronauts who...

By Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune Mar 1, 2017

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Chicago Woman Wins Custody Battle…With NASA…For A Bag Of Moon Dust

A priceless bag of moon dust collected during the Apollo 11 mission has been returned to a Chicago-area woman after … Continued

By James Clark Jul 20, 2016

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Here’s Buzz Aldrin, American Hero, Punching A Conspiracy Theorist In The Face

It's been 47 years since Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, and 14 years since he punched this lunar conspiracy theorist in the face.

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‘The worst 4 hours of my life’ — Legendary astronaut Michael Collins on what it’s like to have a nicotine fit aboard a B-52 mid-flight

New York Times op-ed lauding the Soviet space program is Bolshevik B.S.

How the Apollo program turned military pilots into geologists

Chicago Woman Wins Custody Battle…With NASA…For A Bag Of Moon Dust

Here’s Buzz Aldrin, American Hero, Punching A Conspiracy Theorist In The Face