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Posted: Jun 4, 2021 3:23 PM Updated: Jun 4, 2021 6:17 PM Posted By: Luke Hajdasz A song, a painting, space and sawdust. What do all these things have in common? Huntsville! Through a story that is interconnected. Its a unique one with lots of moving parts. The seeds one Florida Sycamore tree started as have made quite the journey. "Those seeds went to the moon, then came back from the moon," said artist Chris Calle. They were brought there by the crew of Apollo 14, 50 years ago. After returni...

An American flag and embroidered mission insignia patch from the private collection of NASA’s first Flight Director soared to $137,500, more than

EIGHTY years ago on Monday, HMS Hood was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck with the loss of 1,415 men – the biggest single death toll in the history of the Royal Navy. Four of the lost men feature on a happy times photo, taken of them standing at the taffrail of the Hood in their tropical white shorts. It was sent back to their hometown of Darlington to their mate in the railway workshops who had been left behind by a quirk of fate. “They had all served their time at North Road, ...

Apr 28, 2021 TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Nicholas “Nick” Roger Bean, left this world to be with the Lord on Friday, April 23, 2021. Born a “Yooper” with an adventurous spirit, Nick had a genuine passion for the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, camping, four-wheeling, kayaking, playing tennis and golf, hiking, snowboarding, and snowmobiling. Nick was a life-long movie buff, whom also enjoyed watching documentaries and history programs because he loved to learn. Above all else, Nick loved his mot...

UPI Archives By (0) DALLAS -- The American space agency will emerge stronger from Tuesdays shuttle Challenger explosion, and exploration of space will continue, two former astronauts said. News of the explosion felt like a hit in the gut, Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon, said in a telephone interview. I still feel it in my stomach. Advertisement Bean and former astronaut Deke Slayton said the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will learn from the explosion and eventu...

NASA collectibles up for bids in first live auction of 2021 Titusville’s American Space Museum offering 379 rare items for auction Saturday Tags:  The American Space Museum in Titusville will hold an online auction Saturday at noon as the nonprofit restarts events to finance the popular teaching museum. Charles Jeffrey the museum’s collections analyst told News 6 the pandemic forced a sweeping cancellation of events that normally help fund operations. [TRENDING: ] “Our goal is $20,000,...

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Chaikin spent a decade interviewing Apollo-era astronauts He also spoke to the crew, engineers and support personnel involved in Apollo Chaikin said they were all very different but also all had a drive and intelligence This is the same characteristic seen in the adventurers of the Artemis mission He said Artemis will be exciting but nothing will compare to seeing a man step foot on another world for the first time as happened on July 16, 1969 

  Last summer, after nationwide protests erupted in the wake of George Floyd’s death, a group of University of Texas at Austin athletes posted an open letter on social media. They vowed not to participate in recruiting or fundraising events until the university had done more to reckon with its racist history. The school agreed to several of their requests, including changing the names of multiple buildings on campus, erecting a statue at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium of the first...

The Huron County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the countys new master...

Texas Monthly has learned that the report, to be released Tuesday morning, attempts to offer a nuanced history of the school’s alma mater, which some have criticized for its origins in a minstrel show.