/oss/taxonomy/term/3272/all en /oss/article/history-general-science/space-flight-and-duct-tape <p>Just four months after Apollo 11’s historic landing on the moon in 1969, “Intrepid,” Apollo 12’s lunar lander, made a perfect landing. It was expected that in April of 1970, “Aquarius,” Apollo 13’s lander, would do the same at a site designated as “Fra Mauro.” But we were never to hear the words, “Frau Mauro here, Aquarius has landed.” Instead, the world was shaken by astronaut Jack Swigert’s iconic words. “okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” Indeed, there was a problem.</p> Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:31:39 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8274 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/nasa-and-spacex-owe-their-accomplishments-dog-named-laika <p><span>In the late 1940’s both Soviets and Americans began investigating the expanse of space by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_space#1940s">sending animals</a> up, up and away. It began with fruit flies in 1947, grew to include monkeys in 1949 and mice in 1950, but no animal actually entered orbit until November 3rd, 1957, when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika">Laika</a>, a Soviet trained street dog, made history.</p> Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:27:02 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7148 at /oss