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“The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts” (Scribner).“Articles highlighted her ‘plump figure’ and her infrequent application of lipstick,” she writes. Chris Kraft, a NASA flight director who would become the head of the Manned Spacecraft Center, described Tereshkova as “an absolute basket case when she was in orbit” and “nothing but hysterical.”Such responses, argues Grush, were typical of NASA’s reluctance to consider women for their astronaut training scheme.

So, what’s the hold up on humans going to Mars? Is it a technology issue? Is no one volunteering? Is it too dangerous? Is this all Elon Musk’s fault? Believe it or not, what’s stopping humans from going to Mars has little to do with any of those things. Sure, there are loads of physical dangers lurking around every proverbial corner, but if Ido Mizrahy’s “The Longest Goodbye” is anything to go by, the problem with humans getting to Mars is simply, and unsurprisingly, humans themselves.

When he was an undergrad at Harvard, author and historian Eric Cervini’s first encounter with queer history surprisingly did not come from a book.

potential “super-Earth” that scientists believe may support human life.The video began as a series of promotional travel posters created by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Sally Ride, the first American woman and first known LGBTQ person to travel to space, will become the first openly LGBTQ person to appear on U.S. currency.The U.S.

$200 million space-based action flick. The Hollywood daredevil brokered a deal between NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX last year to bring the film, with direction from Doug Liman (“American Made”), to the big screen.Channel One broadcasted the launch live, featuring actor Yulia Peresild, 37, director Klim Shipenko, 38, and veteran cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, 49, which they aired across multiple viewing platforms and languages.

Wally Funk launches into space later this month aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, she will, at 82, be the oldest astronaut ever.But she was nearly the youngest.The New Mexico native was 22 when she joined the Mercury 13 program, a group of intrepid women who, back in 1961, underwent the same training as the Mercury 7, NASA’s all-male crew of original astronauts.The women were never allowed to go into space, and hardly written about.

according to Change.org. Bezos, the world’s second richest man with a net worth of approximately $186 billion, “is actually Lex Luthor,” the petition alleges.

the Pentagon’s inconclusive UFO report.

In the early morning hours of April 23, NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center was aglow, as the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off into outer space for a six-month stay. Aboard the rocket was NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, who was also joined by fellow NASA team member Shane Kimbrough, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency, and Akihiko Hoshide from Japan.

.“Space Hero” intends to be known as “the world’s first global competition to send a civilian into space on a $55 million, 10-day trip to the ISS,” according to a statement obtained by Space.com, with a launch target set for 2023.The reality competition concept isn’t in the works yet as the agreement “does not authorize a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station,” a NASA spokesperson told Space.com.

United Arab Emirates and China sending instruments to study the planet’s surface. Today, it’s America’s turn: NASA’s rover, called Perseverance, is expected to touch down.

Chuck Yeager was a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general who was the first human to break the sound barrier.Yeager enlisted in the U.S.

Tom Cruise has been given a launch date for his mission to space.The action man will become the first star to actually film in space while he’s onboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon trip to the International Space Station – and now he has a countdown to prepare for.He’ll take off with astronauts and fellow wannabe spacemen and women in October 2021, according to the 2020-2023 ISS official manifest, obtained by TMZ.The Mission: Impossible star will be joined in space by his Edge of Tomorrow director Doug

Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming docuseries that delves into the lead up to and aftermath of the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster, “Challenger: The Final Flight.”The four-part series premieres Sept. 16 and will offer a comprehensive look at the events surrounding the catastrophe, with a particular focus on the shuttle’s crew.

Sometimes we talk about film development in terms of years, as it sometimes takes a filmmaker a long time to get a project off the ground. However, in the case of Tom Cruise and his upcoming space movie, it only takes a matter of weeks, apparently.

Tom Cruise’s Top Gun character Lieutenant Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell inspired NASA Administrator James Bridenstine to embark on a career as a Navy pilot.

The International Space Station could become the set of Tom Cruise’s next high-flying flick.

NASA officials have confirmed plans to shoot a new movie onboard the International Space Station with Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise is preparing for liftoff.

Tom Cruise is suiting up to be a space cadet, NASA has confirmed.

Hollywood star Tom Cruise and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are all set to shoot a film in outer space! Tom and Elon are in early talks with NASA to shoot a feature film in space, Deadline reported. The action-adventure movie will be the first-ever feature film to be shot in outer space.

Taraji P. Henson has penned a heartfelt tribute to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mathematician Katherine Johnson, who she portrayed in the movie Hidden Figures.