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Fukushima Deadlier than Chernobyl? Apollo 13 or the good sailors of Taffy 3 in the Battle Off Samar / Leyte are models of how this needs to be handled. You lose the service module, and follow the manual, and you won't get home. Taffy 3 found themselves armed with spit wads against the
... read moreFriday The 13th Rolls Around Again The number 13 has been associated with evil and unlucky events, too. The ill-fated
Apollo 13 space mission is a study in unlucky 13. It was launched at 13-hundred hours, 13 minutes from pad 39, the third multiple of 13. The number's bad rap stretches
... read moreGround Control: Celebrating Astronauts and their Corvettes From The Right Stuff to
Apollo 13, tales of astronauts racing their Corvettes have become the stuff of American legend. The connection grew stronger during the weekend as retired astronauts took to the streets of Cocoa Beach,
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