Amy Shira Teitel
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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This is Why the Titan Rockets Launch with a "Bwoop!"
All the Gemini launches came with a strange "bwooping" sound because of the cartridge that got the propellants flowing. → Read More
Why Did NASA Still Use Pure Oxygen After the Apollo 1 Fire?
After pure oxygen killed three astronauts, why didn't NASA change the Apollo cabin environment? → Read More
Why was the Saturn V Black and White?
The Saturn V wasn’t the only black and white rocket of the Apollo era. There were many, they had German roots, and the scheme came down to heat. → Read More
Why Did The Air Force Play With Cats In Space?
More than just adorable, the Air Force once played with cats in microgravity to learn how humans would one day move in space. → Read More
How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings
When a big enough rocket launches, the sound can actually destroy buildings. → Read More
Why Were There Holes in the Titan Rocket that Launched NASA's Gemini Missions?
If you look closely, the Titan II had holes in its body. But it didn't fall apart when it launched! → Read More
Does the Moon Sound Like a Bell?
They’re’ve been a lot of takeaway lessons from Apollo, but perhaps the strangest is that the Moon can sometimes ring like a bell. → Read More
A brief history of menstruating in space
It’s not clear who was the first woman to menstruate in space, but someone did it and the answer came back just as the female astronauts expected it would, → Read More
Suitsat Might Be The Creepiest Satellite Ever
Expired spacesuit plus batteries and antenna equals one creepy looking satellite. → Read More
Here Are Some Weird Facts About Pooping in Space
Everybody poops. In space, it's pretty difficult and requires a lot of planning. → Read More
How the Saturn V Broke into Pieces Launching to the Moon
The Saturn V left the Earth as a stunning rocket, then fell apart on its flight into orbit. → Read More
When We First Saw The Far Side Of The Moon
On Thursday, October 22, I gave a short talk about the far side of the Moon as part of DNews After Dark, our live show during the Bay Area Science Festival. → Read More
Why Did the Mercury 13 Astronauts Never Fly in Space?
Thirteen women qualified as astronauts in 1961. So why did they never fly in space? → Read More
Meet The First Civilian To Successfully Launch A Rocket Into Space
Ky Michaelson was the first civilian to launch a rocket into space. And he's basically Max Valier reincarnated. → Read More
How Little Vibrations Break Big Rockets
Sometimes little vibrations have a big effect, like breaking rockets apart with the dreaded pogo effect. → Read More
How Quickly Did the Crew of Apollo 13 Know They Had Lost the Moon?
When Apollo 13 lost an oxygen tank, it lost its lunar landing mission. But when exactly did the crew realize they'd lost the Moon? → Read More
An Apollo Lunar Landing Told Through Vintage Art
These vintage NASA drawings show phases of a lunar mission that we've never seen in photographs. → Read More
What's The Deal With The Apollo Milkstool?
A Saturn IB perched atop a launch pedestal is an odd but iconic image of the end of the Apollo era. Here's why it existed. → Read More
These Apollo pictures show the crowded life of lunar astronauts
We're used to Apollo images showing sweeping vistas of the Moon and stunning pictures of the Earth as a complete sphere. But we rarely see the men behind the cameras. → Read More
Why Does a Rocket Need to Roll Going Into Orbit?
Why did the Saturn V, which was a symmetrical tube of a rocket, need to roll into orbit? → Read More