SpaceX Dragon joins Mercury and Apollo capsules on display in Chicago
A twice-flown SpaceX capsule has debuted at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, next to a Mercury spacecraft and an Apollo command module.
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The Many Faces of Mt. Everest
A new book commemorates 100 years since the infamous 1924 expedition
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1st woman to command a US spacecraft Eileen Collins 'signs' patch to inspire girls
A patch created to honor Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a U.S. spacecraft, features a pattern representing the glow of her space shuttle lifting off.
Source: space.com
NASA astronaut and director Ellen Ochoa awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to launch into space, is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the U.S.'s highest honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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The Man Behind Lincoln's Inauguration Photos
A new book celebrates the work of John Wood, the country's first federal photographer
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