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Astronaut

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After the explosion of the Columbia shuttle in 2003, two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station suddenly found themselves with no ride home.

Chris Jones Esquire Jul 2004 Permalink

Science

The Dark Side of the Moon

Forty-five years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second man to walk on the moon. It made him one of the most famous people in the world. And it has haunted the rest of his life.

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More: The Longform Guide to Space

Jeanne Marie Laskas GQ Dec 2014 25min Permalink

Best Article Science Tech World

Lost in Space

How two Italian teenagers hacked the Soviet space program and may have heard the dying breaths of a lost cosmonaut.

Kris Hollington Fortean Times Jul 2008 Permalink