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Astronauts and Cosmonauts - the Roll of Honour
This Entry honours the brave souls who paid the ultimate price in attempting to push the boundaries of space exploration.
Author: Galaxy Babe
Von Braun to Musk: A Short History of Space Pranks
Rocket scientists, engineers, and astro/cosmonauts are a bunch of jolly jokers. They're way funnier than those people you watch on television. We'll prove it.
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni
Topical: Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was launched on 16 July, 1969 and Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon four days later.
Welcome to Create
What does independence mean to you, personally? How do you exercise your independence? More importantly, does this need for independence clash with that other need, the need to belong to a group? What independence are you willing to sacrifice in order to be part of something else? We want to know how you deal with this issue.
Independence and Belonging
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The Post
Another beautifully illustrated issue! We have so much wildlife, we expect Mother Nature to demand royalties. Also, the usual snark, quizzes, cartoons, a video, and more!
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