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Health & Science

Radiation Exposure Is A Challenge for Houston’s Medical And Aerospace Workers

Posted on December 14, 2015 · Pumps & Pipes is an annual Houston for engineers and innovators from the city’s top three industries: energy, medicine and aerospace. At the 9th annual conference, there was a special focus on an occupational hazard shared by both astronauts and heart surgeons: radiation.

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2770: Building the Mustang

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.

NASA

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

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.

Obituary

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

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.

Local

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

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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Health & Science

Radiation Exposure Is A Challenge for Houston’s Medical And Aerospace Workers

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