Space
Why NASA Quarantined the Apollo 11 Astronauts
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Frank
- April 8, 2020
- 1960s
- amy teitel
- Apollo 11
- apollo 11 quarantine
- astronaut
- astronauts
- buzz aldrin
- coleman lowndes
- explain
- explainer
- from the earth to the moon
- history club
- houston
- john hirasaki
- johnson space center
- lrl
- lunar receiving lab
- michael collins
- mobile quarantine facility
- Moon
- moon facts
- moon history
- moon trivia
- moonwalk
- mqf
- NASA
- nasa history
- neil armstrong
- phil edwards
- Space
- space history
- vintage space
- vox
- vox almanac
- Vox.com
With quarantines back in the public consciousness, you’d be surprised to hear that the Apollo 11 astronauts were themselves quarantined upon returning to Earth. Vox explains: In this episode of History Club, Vox’s Phil Edwards and Coleman Lowndes chat with Amy Shira Teitel of The Vintage Space about the Apollo 11 quarantine. It was an […]
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Space
The Risky Venture of Spaceport America
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Frank
- December 31, 2019
- astronaut
- astronauts
- citizen travel
- dangerous
- delays
- Education
- Elon Musk
- experiment
- gateway
- International space station
- iss
- loren grush
- NASA
- nasa news
- New Mexico
- Risk
- risky
- rocket
- science
- science experiments
- setbacks
- Space
- space craft
- space news
- space port
- space startup
- space station
- space tourist
- space travel
- space traveling
- spaceport
- spaceport america
- SpaceX
- Startup
- THe Verge
- tourists
- truth or consequences
- Universe
- venture
- verge science
- Virgin Galactic
In the middle of the New Mexico desert lies Spaceport America, a glittering, alien structure advertised as the very first purpose-built commercial spaceport. It’s home to Virgin Galactic, a space startup that promises to send tourists into orbit as early as next year. But even if that milestone happens, it will follow years of delays, […]
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