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Tag: Apollo Space Program

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A Generation Apart: Two NASA Astronauts Discuss Their Journeys To Space

Ivanka Perez, HPM Intern

Posted on July 15, 2019 · Though Alfred Worden and Shane Kimbrough attended West Point 30 years apart, they had similar journeys to becoming astronauts.

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New Exhibit Features Historical Film Footage Of NASA Space Program

Amy Bishop

Posted on February 3, 2016 · It’s a “blast from the past” for many Houstonians.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2770: Building the Mustang

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Posted on November 22, 2023 · Episode: 2770 Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker, remembers the P-51 Mustang. Developing the P-51 Mustang fighter.

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Apollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 9, 2023 · Frank Borman commanded two early NASA missions including Apollo 8, the first to orbit the moon. He was a no-nonsense astronaut known for his keen attention to detail and duty to country.

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Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew to the moon on Apollo 16, has died at 87

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 3, 2023 · He piloted Apollo 16 and commanded the shuttle. But he may be best known for the mission he didn't fly: the ill-fated Apollo 13. And he worried late in life about the high cost of human space flight.

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Houston residents can see first of back-to-back solar eclipses this Saturday

Jessica Swenson

Posted on October 12, 2023 · There will be many places around the region to watch the annular solar eclipse, which happens when the moon is situated between the sun and Earth and casts a shadow on the planet. Another is expected in April 2024.

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