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.
Posted on · Episode: 2619 Practicing Medicine Off the Planet; A New Physiology. Today, Astronaut Michael Barratt talks about medicine in space.
Posted on · Though Alfred Worden and Shane Kimbrough attended West Point 30 years apart, they had similar journeys to becoming astronauts.
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.
Posted on · In his new memoir, the former Canadian astronaut discusses his career in space, in medicine, and in underwater exploration.
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.
Posted on · Astronaut Drew Feustel discusses his time in space and describes the experience of going on a spacewalk.
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.
Posted on · Clayton Anderson tells Houston Matters about his new children's book, A is for Astronaut: Blasting Through the Alphabet.
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.
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.
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"
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
Posted on · The retired astronaut had logged 793 hours in space
Posted on · Astronaut Scott Kelly says there is a distinct smell when you're in space. Describing that smell is just one of the many insights in his memoir, Endurance, which chronicles the year he spent on the International Space Station.