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Space X’s Crew Dragon Makes Successful Nocturnal Landing

Posted by Susan Macdonald | May 3, 2021 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

“Resilience is back on planet Earth and we’ll take those miles,” replied Mike Hopkins, the NASA astronaut commanding the mission, “Are they transferable?”

NASA Makes Oxygen on Mars; Ingenuity Flies Higher

Posted by David Raiklen | Apr 24, 2021 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

NASA’s Perseverance rover, its Ingenuity flyer , and MOXIE, doing more amazing stuff.

US Mint to Honor Astronaut Sally Ride

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Apr 20, 2021 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

The US Mint will be offering a new series of quarters honoring American women. The first ones to be issued will honor astronaut Sally Ride and poet/civil rights activist Maya Angelou.

SpaceX Inspiration 4 All-Civilian Crew Announced

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Mar 31, 2021 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

SpaceX is launching its first all-civilian multi-day mission to space and back. Here are the members of the crew.

Science Fiction Icon Octavia Butler Honored on Mars

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Mar 8, 2021 | Blinded by Science, Books, Science Fiction / Fantasy |

NASA has named the landing site of the agency’s Perseverance rover as “Octavia E. Butler Landing,” after acclaimed science fiction author Octavia E. Butler.