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Just six miles of atmosphere separates mankind from outer-space. In fact, a rocket can travel from the surface of our planet to space in just five minutes. In space, everything is different. With no atmosphere, the human eye can literally see for hun
Commander Scott Carpenter was the second person to orbit the earth. His tell all book depicts the events and missions of the Mercury 7 space program.
Imagine this: A wedge-shaped aircraft attached to a supersonic jet engine is hurtling along an electrified track, carrying a pod or spacecraft destined for orbit. Sound farfetched? It may not be.
During their missions, the two Viking landers vaporized Martian dirt and scrutinized the samples for signs of carbon-based molecules that could serve as the raw ingredients for life. At the time, all they found were chlorine compounds attributed to c
