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Aeryn Avilla
7 days ago2 min read
Space Patch of the Month: STS-13 Black Cat Unofficial Crew Patch
A look at the ultra-rare unofficial crew patch of STS-41C
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Aeryn Avilla
Feb 20, 20248 min read
Sputniks, Muttniks, & Kaputniks: The International Geophysical Year & the Dawn of the Space Age
The solution to thawing the Cold War? The largest international science fair of all time.
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Aeryn Avilla
Mar 23, 20228 min read
Red Dawn: The Voskhod Program
Commemorating the 57th anniversary of the first spacewalk with a post about the whole Voskhod Program!
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Aeryn Avilla
Jan 31, 20216 min read
Planet of the Apes: US Missions that Sent Primates Into Space
"What will he find out there, doctor?"
"His destiny."
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
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Aeryn Avilla
Jan 28, 20214 min read
Chix in Space: When Kentucky Fried Chicken Hitched a Ride on the Space Shuttle
Meet Kentucky, the first chicken in space
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Aeryn Avilla
Nov 3, 20209 min read
Man's Best Friend: The Soviet Missions that Sent Dogs Into Space
The canine cosmonauts who helped send man into space.
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