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All the Stuff a Second Grader Knows About Space That You Totally Forgot About

All the Stuff a Second Grader Knows About Space That You Totally Forgot About
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Recalling a local legend: Derry s teen historians celebrate the life of Alan Shepard

DERRY — It takes a village to remember a homegrown hero. This time, the village was organized by a group of high school students who wanted to do something special

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Friendship 7 model made By Spacecraft s official manufacturer touches down in Heritage s Space Exploration Auction

The then-Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 in October 1957, an event that served as a metaphoric launching pad for the start of the space race. The U

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Remembering the Sci-Fi Puppet-Led Future of Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds may have been a TV show starring puppets, but it was also an hour-long sci-fi drama and it never sacrificed one identity for the other.

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Manhigh: The Pioneering Balloon Pilots of the 1950s

Learn about Manhigh, the U.S. program that pushed the boundaries of space exploration in sealed containers suspended from balloons.

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