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NASA names 2021 astronaut candidates as it plans for moon missions
Posted on · The group of would-be astronauts includes four women and reflects a broad stretch of America, from Alaska to Puerto Rico.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dies
Posted on · Collins was the crew member who stayed in orbit on the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Later he oversaw building of the National Air and Space Museum.
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Students Train Like Astronauts At Space Center University
Posted on · There's a focus on international cooperation as NASA moves to the next phase in space travel.
Arts & Culture
NASA Inspires A World Premiere Symphony
Posted on · The Houston Symphony’s Composer-in-Residence has written a kind of musical love letter to the city’s space program.
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Catastrophic Theatre Produces A Tale Of Faith And Survival For The Holidays, Plus Composer Jimmy López Bellido Writes A Musical Love Letter To NASA
Posted on · Learn about a story of love, forgiveness and survival from a storm, and discover a symphony that reaches for the stars.
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First All-Female Spacewalking Team Makes History
Posted on · NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir successfully replaced a broken part of the International Space Station's power grid.
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Flood Control Is A Priority For Houston City Council Candidates, FEMA Inspections To Assess Imelda Damage, Perry Tells Trump He Will Resign As Energy Secretary, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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For NASA’s New Suits, ‘Mobility’ Is The Watchword
Posted on · The space agency unveils two new spacesuits for a planned 2024 return to the moon. They're designed to be more comfortable and easier to move around in than their Apollo-era forerunners.
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Chris Kraft, One Of The Architects Of The U.S. Space Program, Dies At 95
Posted on · Kraft was among the earliest employees of NASA and designed mission control and other components of the program. He became head of the Johnson Space Center and oversaw the birth of the space shuttle.
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Groundbreaking Black Astronaut On Breaking Barriers And A Mission To Mars
Posted on · "[Space Exploration] is going to drive us to really think about race in a different way.”
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NASA Flight Director Follows In Father’s Footsteps
Posted on · Father and son, Glynn and Brian Lunney, worked as NASA flight directors 20 years apart.
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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.
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NASA’s First Female Engineer In Mission Control Talks Apollo 11 And Sexism
Posted on · Fifty years after the moon landing, Poppy Northcutt speaks about her experiences at NASA as the first female engineer in Mission Control.
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Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Restores Mission Control In Houston
Posted on · Kranz led the earliest missions to the moon, including Apollo 11 and Apollo 13, and says he wants the room to inspire American students to study science and technology.
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WATCH: This One Is For The Space Lovers Out There
Posted on · "Moonwalk" is a video and podcast series that captures multi-generational, one-of-a-kind conversations between groundbreaking voices in aerospace.