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Aeryn Avilla
- Nov 12, 2023
- 5 min
Patch Me Through: Stories Behind Iconic Mission Patches
A look at some of NASA's most iconic mission patches
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Aeryn Avilla
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Come Sail Away: Gemini Paraglider
In the early 1960s, NASA had a plan to land Gemini spacecraft on a runway using a paraglider wing. What happened to it?
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Aeryn Avilla
- Jul 7, 2021
- 5 min
Eastern Dawn: Shuguang 1 and the Early Chinese Space Program
Shuguang-1 was China's manned spacecraft of the early 1970s. What happened to it?
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Aeryn Avilla
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Into the Black: USAF's Blue Gemini
In the early 1960s, the US Air Force proposed Blue Gemini as a way to train military astronauts using NASA missions. What became of it?
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Aeryn Avilla
- Oct 4, 2020
- 7 min
Two to the Moon: Lunar Gemini
During the 1960s there were various proposals to use the Gemini spacecraft for lunar flights. What became of them?
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Aeryn Avilla
- Aug 21, 2020
- 5 min
Eight Days or Bust: Fifty-Five Years since Gemini 5
Today we commemorate the 55th anniversary of the launch of Gemini 5
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