The history of launching human beings on launch vehicles began in 1961 with the Soviet Union's orbital launch of Yuri …
Forty years later, astronaut Scott Carpenter looks back at his Mercury experience
A radio pill designed to monitor an astronaut's temperature finds an application at the line of scrimmage
They won't lack fear--they'll be able to operate well in the face of it
Mon, June 01, 2009
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