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A screenshot of a computer generated image of Santa flying through Chicago

December 24, 2020

Yes, NORAD Says There is a Santa Claus

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How did a misdialed phone number lead to a holiday tradition.

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh wearing her Spaulding & Bros. leather helmet

December 22, 2020

All Dressed Up: A Study of Stearate Growth Occurring on Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Leather Flight Helmet

Story | Inside the Conservation Lab

In 2018, a peculiar condition phenomenon was observed on the helmet of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and it was removed from display for examination and conservation. An investigation into the cause of the condition issue is reviewed.

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astronaut Victor Glover in SpaceX spacesuit

December 20, 2020

Five Things We Learned from Victor Glover

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Discover what it's really like to live and work in space! Astronaut Victor Glover shares his thoughts and little-known facts about being an astronaut.

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Man in a helmet sits in an aircraft cockpit giving the okay sign with his right hand to a man in a cap and flight suit on his left

December 17, 2020

F-86s and MiGs over Korea

Story | From the Archives

On December 17, 1950, the first known aerial combat between swept-wing jet fighters took place in the skies over Korea. 

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Luna 16 spacecraft model Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow

December 16, 2020

Revisiting the Soviet Lunar Sample Return Missions

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China’s Chang’e 5 lunar sample return mission successfully brought back pristine Moon samples to Earth. The last time such a feat was accomplished was during the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 mission in 1976. A total of three robotic sample return missions, as part of the Cold War Moon Race with the United States, were successfully executed.

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Portrait of Bernice “Bee” Falk Haydu in 1944

December 15, 2020

Bee Falk’s 100th Birthday

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December 15, 2020 marks the 100th birthday of aviation ‘sheroes’, Bernice “Bee” Falk Haydu, a WWII Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP), entrepreneurial aviator, and lifelong advocate for women military pilots. Happy birthday, Bee!

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AirSpace presents "Voyage to Mars"

December 15, 2020

AirSpace Presents
Voyages to Mars: Dreaming

Story | Voyages to Mars

Interplanetary road trips take a WHILE. So for this episode of Voyages to Mars, while we cruise onward towards the Red Planet, we’re listening to some poetry that pays tribute to long duration space travel.

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Edited image of Jupiter and Saturn side by side

December 14, 2020

The Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter

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This month, gas giants Jupiter and Saturn are coming together in the sky for a once-in-a-lifetime event called a great conjunction. It will peak on December 21, 2020.

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Gemini VI command pilot Wally Schirra and pilot Thomas Stafford arrive at Pad 19.

December 12, 2020

Failure to Launch: The Heart-Stopping Pad Shutdown of Gemini VI-A

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Moments after ignition on December 12, 1965, one of Gemini VI's engine suddenly shut down. Astronauts Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford waited tensely in the cockpit for a plan to get them out of the life threatening situation. What happened over the next three days is nothing short of remarkable.

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Young person posing for picture with Arecibo Observatory in the background

December 11, 2020

Reflections on Arecibo | Reflexiones Sobre Arecibo

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Four Puerto Rican scientists share their reflections on the Arecibo Observatory, its importance to PR, and its legacy. Cuatro científicos puertorriqueños compartan sus reflexiones sobre Arecibo, su importancia para PR y su legado.

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