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NASA Plans to Return to Space with SpaceX
Reading Time: 2 minutes NASA Astronaut Rex Walheim in the Dragon © SpaceX Here’s some good news for kids worried that their dreams of being an astronaut had been dashed with the cancellation of the...
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GeekDad Photo of the Day: Piggyback
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo: Michael Tierney Another day, another great photo from the GeekDad Community! Our members are submitting all sorts of awesome geeky pictures and every few days, we’ll be...
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The GeekDad Guide to Geeky Ties
Reading Time: 3 minutesFather’s Day approaches! For many men, this means that they will be getting a new tie, whether they like it or not. Sure, wearing a tie can be a boring affair, but it doesn’t...
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The Space Shuttle Challenger: 30 Years Later
Reading Time: 3 minutesI was 11 when the Challenger went on its last mission. It was one of those ridiculously sunny Florida days that made you forget that winter was even a thing. We were in a...
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Music has been the astronauts’ wake-up call on space missions for decades, starting back when Apollo astronauts were serenaded with popular songs by mission control colleagues. Some rollicking travel...
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Shuttle Countdown T-7 Days: A Tribute to Discovery
Graphic design credit: NASA/Amy Lombardo. NASA publication number: SP-2010-08-164-KSC The Discovery space shuttle was the third space rated orbiter in the NASA fleet after Columbia and Challenger....
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Space Shuttle Countdown: A Tribute to Roberta Lynn Bondar and Julie Payette:...
Image: Canadian Space Agency For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mom or an astronaut when I grew-up. I think we can blame Star Trek for the astronaut bit. As a small child, I would look up...
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Space-Flown Buzz Lightyear Inducted Into Smithsonian National Air and Space...
Remember way back when Buzz Lightyear flew to space? Yes, the toy — and yes, really to space! He spent 468 days in orbit between May 2008 and September 2009. During his time on the International Space...
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NASA Plans to Return to Space with SpaceX
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The GeekDad Guide to Geeky Ties
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The Space Shuttle Challenger: 30 Years Later
I was 11 when the Challenger went on its last mission. It was one of those ridiculously sunny Florida days that made you forget that winter was even a thing. We were in a darkened Language Arts...
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Word Wednesday: ‘Spacecraft’
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis Week’s Word Is “Rocket.” Spacecraft. “100 Rockets, Shuttles, and Satellites that put us in Space,” is the tagline to this history of spaceflight. From Mercury and Vostock...
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Reignite Your Passion for Space Travel With ‘The Smithsonian History of Space...
Reading Time: 4 minutesImage: Smithsonian Books Though some might say we’re currently in a bit of a lull in the space exploration department (though NASA and other groups are still working on some...
View ArticleApollo 50th: Sharing our Memories of the Space Program
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