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Ode to Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), in his own words

“I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer and I take a substantial amount of pride in the accomplishments of my profession.” Neil Armstrong, first person to step on the Earth’s moon, Apollo 11. Godspeed, Neil.

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Friday Video: First flight of NASA Morpheus VTOL lander ends quickly and badly

The first untethered flight of NASA’s Morpheus vertical takeoff and landing vehicle ended quickly and badly. And then Morpheus exploded. As explained by the person who posted the following video on YouTube, “It appears to have had a guidance failure.” … Continue reading

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