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A Successful Failure: 50 Years Later, Former Astronaut Jim Lovell Reflects On Apollo 13
Posted on · The ill-fated lunar mission launched 50 years ago this weekend and gave us the infamous misquotation, "Houston, we have a problem."
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2628: The Edge of Space
Posted on · Episode: 2628 When traveling into space, how do you know you’re there? Today, astronaut Michael Barratt asks, where exactly is the border of space?
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Astronaut Joan Higginbotham, And The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News (Oct. 18, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Former astronaut Joan Higginbotham talks about her career with NASA, and we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2619: Space Medicine
Posted on · Episode: 2619 Practicing Medicine Off the Planet; A New Physiology. Today, Astronaut Michael Barratt talks about medicine in space.
NASA
A Generation Apart: Two NASA Astronauts Discuss Their Journeys To Space
Posted on · Though Alfred Worden and Shane Kimbrough attended West Point 30 years apart, they had similar journeys to becoming astronauts.
Houston Matters
What Scientists Have Learned From Studying Twin Astronauts Scott And Mark Kelly
Posted on · We learn more about a research project that studied the effects of long-term spaceflight on the human body, and what its findings imply for the future space exploration.
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Dave Williams Discusses ‘Defying Limits’ To Become An Astronaut
Posted on · In his new memoir, the former Canadian astronaut discusses his career in space, in medicine, and in underwater exploration.
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Full Show: Investigating An HPD Officer, And Former Astronaut Dave Williams (Feb. 18, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Investigating an HPD officer, former astronaut Dave Williams discusses his memoir, a local veterinarian answers your pet care questions, and we get an update on Houston sports.
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Your Visor Separates Life From Death: An Astronaut Describes A Spacewalk
Posted on · Astronaut Drew Feustel discusses his time in space and describes the experience of going on a spacewalk.
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Full Show: HISD Leadership Changes, and Former Astronaut Scott Kelly (Oct. 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn why some HISD board members pushed for a new interim superintendent. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about spending a year in space. Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the classical ensemble Loop38 translates visual art into music.
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Retired Astronaut Takes Children on a Journey Through Space and the Alphabet
Posted on · Clayton Anderson tells Houston Matters about his new children's book, A is for Astronaut: Blasting Through the Alphabet.
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Full Show: Freezing Teacher Salaries, And Dredging The San Jacinto River (Aug. 9, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: HISD weighs whether to freeze teacher salaries. Then, we learn about efforts to dredge the San Jacinto River to protect Kingwood from flooding. We discuss what feminism looks like in a “post-feminist” society. And retired astronaut Clayton Anderson tells us about his new children's book.
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Smuggling A Sandwich Into Space: Remembering One Of Astronaut John Young’s Lesser Accomplishments
Posted on · We remember late astronaut John Young's many distinguished accomplishments -- and also one less distinguished: the time he smuggled a corned-beef sandwich on board the Gemini spacecraft.
News
Bruce McCandless, First Astronaut To Fly Untethered In Space, Has Died
Posted on · He helped develop the jet-powered backpack that allowed him to float away from the shuttle and safely back again. He said he wanted to inspire people to say, "I can do better than that"
News
NASA Astronaut Dick Gordon Has Died At Age 88
Posted on · As a child in the Great Depression, Gordon never dreamed of being a pilot — let alone an astronaut who would be just one of 24 people to fly to the moon. He had two of the early spacewalks