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Remembering Bill Anders: NASA, space explorers mourn death of Apollo 8 astronaut
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe space exploration community is honoring the legacy of Bill Anders, with some crediting him for...
William Anders, NASA Astronaut Who Captured Iconic 'Earthrise' Photograph, Dies at 90
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoWilliam A. Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut who captured the iconic “Earthrise” photograph in December 1968, has died at the age of 90. The small, vintage plane he was piloting alone—a Beechcraft ...
H. Bruce Franklin, Scholar Fired for His Antiwar Views, Is Dead at 90
New York Times· 7 days agoA cultural historian, he was dismisses by Stanford over his opposition to the Vietnam War, a stance...
Remember 'Cy in the Sky?' Ames couple looks to rehome Iowa State-themed hot air balloon
Ames Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“The copy of the first hot air balloon, the Montgolfier, is displayed in this way at the Smithsonian...
55 Years Ago: Manned Orbiting Laboratory Cancellation - NASA
NASA· 3 days agoThe Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), a joint classified project of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and...
Brookshire Grocery Company opens applications for an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. for...
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTYLER, Texas (KETK) — Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) will be accepting applications from military...
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who captured 'Earthrise,' killed in plane crash
SPACE.com· 6 days agoBill Anders, who as an Apollo 8 astronaut was one of the first people to fly to the moon in 1968,...
Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran's reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoBy the time Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boarded his window seat on a helicopter ferrying him,...
'Last Roar of the Mighty Liberty V-12': Seattle II's engine fired up one final time in Chehalis
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 10—Though it took a few tries to get it started, Centralia aviator Robert "Bob" Dempster fired up the legendary Liberty V-12 engine that powers his hand-built reproduction Douglas World ...
Bay Area city orders scientists to end controversial research
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoAlameda’s city council voted this week to permanently halt research being conducted onboard one of...