Today in military history: Apollo 13 returns to earth
On April 17, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft safely returned to earth after suffering major malfunctions on its journey to the Moon. “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” Apollo 13 astronaut…
Sending Tom Hanks get well vibes with this top 10 tribute
Well, the coronavirus got one of our favorites. Oscar winning actor, amazing fun guy and a man who has gone out of his way to bring amazing stories about our American heroes to the screen told us late Wednesday that he and his wife Rita came down wi…
This is why Apollo 13 astronauts couldn’t just put their suits on to stay warm
Contrary to popular belief, space isn’t actually “cold” per se, at least not in the way often depicted in movies. Space is just mostly empty and all that nothing doesn’t have a temperature. For example, if you were in space without a space suit,…