Cosmic Chicago
Chicago's Independent Space News Outlet
Category: Interviews
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Obama Presidential Center Celebrates the Space, Science, and Collaboration That Drives Our Nation
When the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this Friday, June 19th, you’ll discover a museum space that is more about bringing communities together and inspiring the next generation of innovators than preserving the past. Stories from the South Side of Chicago, where the new Obama Presidential Center is located, have always centered on…
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‘I am not nervous at all’ Inspiration4 Crew Member Hayley Arceneaux Talks to Chicago’s WGN News About Upcoming Mission
Hayley Arceneaux, the youngest crew member of Inspiration4, and youngest astronaut to go to space, spoke to WGN News about her upcoming mission this morning. Arceneaux is a cancer survivor, physician’s assistant, and current astronaut in training after being named to the Inspiration4 crew earlier this year. The fundraising launch for St. Jude was organized…
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Riding an Old Man's Rocket: Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Describes Launching on a Saturn V
“It’s actually an old man’s rocket to tell you the truth!” This week marks the 50th anniversary of the dramatic Apollo 13 mission to the Moon, the second launch aboard a Saturn V and the final time Jim Lovell would liftoff to space. Lovell flew to space with NASA for a total of four launches, Gemini…
