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Why Our Space Dreams Keep Getting Grounded

Let’s take a deep look at the relationship between spaceflight and politics, and see why our biggest space dreams have never come true.

4d ago

Why Our Space Dreams Keep Getting Grounded

4d ago

Wernher von Braun’s Hugely Complicated Legacy

Wernher von Braun went from meetings with Hitler about Germany’s V-2 to lead architect behind the Saturn V in about 20 years.

Mar 9

Wernher von Braun’s Hugely Complicated Legacy

Mar 9

When Republicans Were Democrats: the Party Flip

Both the Republican and Democratic parties are unrecognizable from where they started. How did they start, and how did they flip?

Oct 27, 2024

When Republicans Were Democrats: the Party Flip

Oct 27, 2024

America’s History of Aggression Against Canada

Has the US really tried and failed to invade Canada mutiple times. Yes.

Dec 4, 2022

America’s History of Aggression Against Canada

Dec 4, 2022

Daylight Saving Time has Always Been a Mess

Twenty-three time changes in one state? Daylight Saving Time has been a mess for decades.

Nov 8, 2022

Daylight Saving Time has Always Been a Mess

Nov 8, 2022

When Tulips Were Worth More than Gold

Tulips were once worth more than gold making them a great analogy for the modern NFT market.

Jun 7, 2022

When Tulips Were Worth More than Gold

Jun 7, 2022

Why Sweden Changed Driving Side

September 3, 1967, was Dagen-H. It was the day Sweden switched to right-side driving.

Mar 28, 2022

Why Sweden Changed Driving Side

Mar 28, 2022

The Interrobang Deserves a Comeback

The Interrobang is the punctuation mark the Internet needs.

Feb 13, 2022

The Interrobang Deserves a Comeback

Feb 13, 2022

Wild Alternate Lunar Rovers from the 1960s

From huge homes to motorcycles, NASA explored a lot of lunar rovers in the 1960s that never got to the Moon.

Dec 15, 2021

Wild Alternate Lunar Rovers from the 1960s

Dec 15, 2021

Jet Packs on the Moon!

NASA almost sent astronauts to the Moon with jet packs instead of rovers. Almost.

Nov 18, 2021

Jet Packs on the Moon!

Nov 18, 2021

Amy Shira Teitel

Amy Shira Teitel

Historian and author of Fighting for Space (February 2020) from Grand Central Publishing. Also public speaker, TV personality, and YouTuber. [The Vintage Space]

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