Category: Space Exploration

Flat-Earther Daredevil Rocketeer Mike Hughes’ Final Stunt Ends in Tragedy

Posted by SCIFI Radio Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Space Exploration |

Hughes’ recovery chute deploys immediately on launch, depriving him of a safe landing and winning him a Darwin award.

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Friendship 7, America’s First Orbital Flight – 58 Years Ago Today

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Feb 20, 2020 | Blinded by Science, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Space Exploration |

Mercury-Atlas 6 launched John Glenn into the history books on this day aboard the Friendship 7 58 years ago today.

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A Monument for Félicette, the Astrocat, First Cat in Space

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Feb 12, 2020 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

The first cat in space gets her memorial statue at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France.

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Welcome Home, International Space Station Astronaut Christina Koch

Posted by SCIFI Radio Staff | Feb 9, 2020 | Blinded by Science, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Space Exploration |

Mrs. Koch returns to Earth after a record-breaking 340 days in space.

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SpaceX Successfully Tests Crew Dragon Launch Escape

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Jan 20, 2020 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

Check the video at 19:37 for the giant orange fireball as Falcon 9 explodes. (Don’t worry, that was supposed to happen.)

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