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Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94

Donald Duck's uncle was partly based on Wernher von Braun

Introducing the "world-famous authority on outer space..."

The universal language of space is... Star Trek? Mais oui.

"Science fiction imagines the future. We build it."

Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

He reported from space that only "fat" Japanese tree frogs enjoyed weightlessness.

The iconic T-38 jets flown by astronauts just got a spiffy new look

"Everyone wants to take that aircraft up now..."

We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon and back, and it worked

Let's shield the astronauts instead of the spacecraft.

Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model

The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.

Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon

While an impressive sale, the pen and switch did not break records.

Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87

"I have been waiting a long time to finally get up there..."

What's the oldest Americana flown in space?

From a Revolutionary War flag to the Statue of Liberty...

A space history mystery: What happened to the Viking arm used 50 years ago?

A timely tale about a 50-year-old robotic arm...

November launch set for space shuttle Endeavour's towering display

"It is an incredible exhibit and incredible sight."

Cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev, 56, is first former ISS crew member to die

Two expeditions, two spacewalks, 322 days in space.

Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets

"Space Launch Complex-6 represents six decades of American innovation."

Artemis II crew flew fast, earned new patch: Astronauts' Mach 39 emblem

"It is actually challenging how you measure [Mach] from space."

Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

"Two astronauts whose careers embody excellence, leadership, and service."

Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?

What went up cannot all come down (for museum display).