Amy Shira Teitel

Amy Shira Teitel

@astVintageSpace

Opinion

How Voyager missions became a grand tour of the Solar System

Launched nearly 40 years ago, the Voyager missions began life as a cheap alternative to the Grand Tour they are on now.

How Voyager missions became a grand tour of the Solar System

Environment

Exploring space and finding our own Pale Blue Dot

It's been a little over 50 years since the space age began, and the most important thing we've discovered is the Earth.

Exploring space and finding our own Pale Blue Dot

Latin America

The search for another Earth

NASA's search for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars is a quest that began in third century B.C.

The search for another Earth

US & Canada

Valentina Tereshkova: 50 years of women in space

The first woman in orbit, a former seamstress, achieved greatness by working her way through the Soviet system.

Valentina Tereshkova: 50 years of women in space

US & Canada

Wernher von Braun: History's most controversial figure?

Pivotal to the history of spaceflight, von Braun's Nazi past makes him incredibly difficult to talk about.

Wernher von Braun: History's most controversial figure?

Guinea

How an early launch delay impacted the race to space

NASA's little known unmanned MR-BD mission had a big impact on the early Space Race.

How an early launch delay impacted the race to space

Ukraine

To the moon and back: Apollo 8 and the inspired generations

Although Apollo 8 is a source of inspiration to many, let us not forget it was completely driven by politics.

To the moon and back: Apollo 8 and the inspired generations

US & Canada

We should drop the Apollo model in space, but keep the inspiration

Instead of wondering how NASA lost its edge, we ought to lay a foundation for a systematic exploration of space.

We should drop the Apollo model in space, but keep the inspiration