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Lost in Space? The Phantom Zuma Satellite
A 21st century space mystery
Aeryn Avilla
Jan 7, 20253 min read
Can You Hear Me Major Tom: America's First Communications Satellites
From huge balloons to tiny needles, how the United States learned to talk in space
Aeryn Avilla
Aug 23, 202410 min read
The Empire Strikes Back: The "Barbarian" Satellite Polyus
The Soviet Union's space laser that could've gone head-to-head with Reagan's Star Wars
Aeryn Avilla
May 25, 20247 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.
Aeryn Avilla
Feb 20, 20248 min read
Hot Stuff: NASA's Project FIRE
Flight Investigation of the Reentry Environment was a crucial step in getting men to the moon. Let's learn more about this forgotten project
Aeryn Avilla
Oct 23, 20235 min read
The XSM-64 "Never-Go Navaho" Missile
Meet the Navaho missile, the ancestor of the first space launch vehicles
Aeryn Avilla
Aug 15, 20236 min read