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50th anniversary of first spacewalks

01/04/15

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first spacewalks in 1965, the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC is launching a new exhibition, “Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extravehicular Activity.” The exhibit runs from January 8 through June 8, 2015 and includes artifacts, personal accounts and photographs, including the impressive images shared […]

Space

45th anniversary of first moon walk

07/20/14

It’s the 45h anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and the first time human beings walked on the moon. In case you weren’t around on July 20, 1969 and weren’t on Twitter, NASA is “live tweeting” the event today at @reliveApollo11.

Space

Where’s Santa? NORAD, FAA & NASA know

12/24/12

If you’re curious about where Santa is or how he’ll be getting around this year, there are plenty of tools to help out. There’s the official NORAD Santa Tracker center with videos, activities, data & factoids. The FAA is helping out – And so is NASA ‘s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Holidays

At Seattle’s World Fair: space was the place

07/21/12

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair — an event shaped by the Soviet Union’s launch of sputnik, President Eisenhower’s creation of NASA and President Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the moon. I’ve been working on a series of short radio pieces about the fair with public radio […]

Space

NASA: savvy art collector

05/27/11

Art from NASA's collection goes on display at the National Air and Space Museum

Feeling spacey?

10/18/10

If you’re a wee bit crafty, then NASA and Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade arts and crafts, want to hear from you. The two groups are hosting a “Space Craft,” contest seeking original handmade items or works of art inspired by NASA and NASA’s programs, such as the Space Shuttle Program, aeronautics, science and […]

Love the layover: Chicago

04/03/09

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to find out exactly what’s going on in a city when you touch down at the airport? Well, for the next six months, when you touch down at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport you’ll be able to find out what’s going on in town at two “Explore Chicago” lounges […]

Lounges

Great seats for the Inaugural Parade

01/20/09

If you’re watching – or attending – today’s Inaugural Parade, stay tuned till the end. A prototype of NASA’s Lunar Electric Rover and a bevy of astronauts will be bringing up the rear of the parade. The nimble Lunar Electric Rover is a pick-up sized concept vehicle NASA is considering using when humans return to […]

Events

Quiet please, the pilot is sleeping

01/08/09

Here’s a thoughtful, educational, and alarming article about the issue of napping pilots by James Wallace at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In addition to recounting the details of the Go! airline pilots that fell asleep on their way from Honolulu to Hilo, Hawaii last February, Wallace describes a NASA study conducted to determine if intentional napping […]

Safety

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