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UCF students find remnants from first Florida rocket launch, Bumper 8
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoCloaked by choking green vegetation, a small exposed patch of concrete caught the eye of college...
Pioneering Astronaut Famed For Orbital Handshake With Soviets Dies at 93
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoNASAThe legendary NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his...
Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoAstronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and...
Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Starship missions both hit spaceflight milestones this week
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoThis week, marvel at the milestones of the Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Starship vehicles, dig into a...
On This Day, June 18: War of 1812 begins
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoThe American flag that was raised to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812 -- and which inspired Francis Scott Key to...
Former Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders Dead at 90 After Plane Crash in Washington
People via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoThe former Apollo 8 astronaut died on Friday, June 7 J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry,...
Why Haven't Humans Walked On The Moon For 51 Years?
HuffPost UK via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoHarrison H Schmitt, pilot of the lunar module, stands on the lunar surface near the United States flag during NASA's final lunar landing mission in the...
Today in History: April 17, US launches Bay of Pigs invasion to topple Fidel Castro in Cuba
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoToday is Wednesday, April 17, the 108th day of 2024. On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel ...