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DeFlip Side #199: The Great Space Bake
Zero-g cookies mark one giant leap for astronaut cuisine as the ISS tests the first space oven. -
DeFlip Side #198: The Queen of The Night
The story of how Mozart's "The Magic Flute" went from the stages of Vienna to the interstellar void. -
DeFlip Side #165: Legacy of the Lunokhod
We celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Soviet space first that shaped the current era of space exploration. -
DeFlip Side #161: Exploring New Horizons
We celebrate New Horizons' milestone trip to Pluto along with a milestone of our own. -
DeFlip Side #152: NASA’s New Era
NASA chooses two private companies to reboot America's manned space program. -
DeFlip Side #148: Ice Fishing on Europa
The waters of Jupiter's frozen satellite may harbor extraterrestrial life. So why does NASA seem so reluctant to shoulder its auger and get out on the ice? -
DeFlip Side #138: Chaika’s Flight
Fifty years ago this month, Valentina Tereshkova—codename Chaika, or Seagull—rocketed into history aboard the Vostok 6, becoming the first woman in space. Now, at age 76, Seagull wants to fly again. -
DeFlip Side #115: Continuing the Dream
The final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis has put America’s manned space program in limbo. Where do we go from here? -
DeFlip Side #112: “Poyekhali!”
Translation: “Let’s Go!” Which is what Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin shouted 50 years ago this month as he rocketed skyward to become the first man in space. And now, all these decades later, Russia is poised to reclaim space dominance. -
DeFlip Side #104: SETI Semicentennial
After a half-century, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence begs the question: Where is everybody? But despite 50 years of stellar silence, SETI remains optimistic about finding alien signals among the stars.