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Ancient Greece
Why NASA Names Its Spacecraft After the Ancient Greek Gods
Throughout its 64-year history, NASA has named several of its spacecraft and missions after ancient Greek gods and mythological figures. But what is the connection between NASA and ancient Greek mythology?
From the Apollo program, which ran between 1961 and...
Celebrities
Buzz Aldrin, Second Man to Walk on the Moon, Marries at Age 93
Buzz Aldrin, the legendary astronaut of Apollo 11 fame, married his longtime girlfriend Dr. Anca Faur at the age of ninety-three. Aldrin is renowned for being the second man to step foot on the moon in 1969.
Faur, aged sixty-three,...