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Stuck at The Airport: Mars edition

02/17/21

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is set to touch down on the Red Planet on Thursday, February 18th. Earthlings are pretty darn excited. At Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the famous LAX pylons are glowing red in anticipation of the landing. Many other sites and landmarks around the world, including Cleveland’s historic Terminal Tower, are also →

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Astronauts have that isolation live/work thing down

10/11/20

Last week was World Space Week and Viking TV (a pandemic project of Viking Cruises) offered a full week of space-themed content. I tuned in for the “When Space is Home” panel discussion with journalist Lynn Sherr and four former astronauts. On the list of topics: animals in space, new toilets in space, and food →

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Celebrating the Apollo 11 Moon Landing anniversary

07/17/19

Stuck at the Airport is joining United Airlines for a special flight to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. →

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Apollo 11 adventures

06/27/19

Hotels around the country have put together some fun Apollo 11 anniversary packages. →

Fresh baked cookies – in space?

06/24/19

Those chocolate chip cookies you get when you check into a Doubletree by Hilton are going to be the first food fresh baked in space. →

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See Neil Armstrong’s space suit at the ballpark

06/05/19

Baseball and the moon landing. There's a connection. The National Air & Space Museum is putting replica statues of Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit in major league ballparks this summer. →

Souvenir Sunday: Kennedy Space Center

08/19/18

Souvenir Sunday: Today's treats from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center in Florida. →

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Space tourism: do real astronauts want tourists in space?

08/10/18

Are real astronauts in favor of space tourism? Space tourism is a modern-day reality and a bucket list item for many travelers who have already ticked off many of the awe-inspiring spots on earth. But do professional astronauts want tourists up there with them? Earlier this summer I had a chance to ask a →