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Amy Shira-Teitel
Amy has an intense and boundless love for all things space with particular soft spot for early spaceflight history. In addition to freelancing, her blog, Vintage Space, is hosted at popular science and she hosts a YouTube channel of the same name. She's also writing a book about spaceflight before NASA, which really was a thing.
Articles by Amy
History
By Amy Shira-Teitel

How John Glenn Drew the First Orbital Flight

For John Glenn, being the first American to orbit the Earth on Feb. 20, 1962 was a stroke of luck.

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Video
By Amy Shira-Teitel

Why We Haven't Gone Back to the Moon

We haven't returned to the Moon since 1972. Does that mean we never went at all?

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Video
By Amy Shira-Teitel

Why Did Mercury 13 Never Fly in Space?

Thirteen women qualified as astronauts in 1961. So why did they never fly in space?

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Video
By Amy Shira-Teitel

Why You Should Be Really Excited That Juno is at Jupiter

Juno is just another Jupiter mission, right? Wrong. So wrong.

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Video
By Amy Shira-Teitel

Why The Gemini Program Revolutionized Space Travel

Everyone has heard of the Mercury and Apollo missions that led to landing a man on the moon, but people often forget NASA's middle child.

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Space & Innovation
By Multiple Authors

Why Does White Noise Make You Fall Asleep?

Many people report that listening to white noise helps them fall and stay asleep. Why exactly does it work?

By Multiple Authors

Video
By Amy Shira-Teitel

NASA's Gemini Program: Is it "Gemin-ee" or "Gemin-eye"?

The Gemini Program taught NASA how to fly in space. But the real question is: was it pronounced "Geminee" or "Gemineye"?

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Space & Innovation
By Amy Shira-Teitel

Can Air Be A Water Source During A Drought?

Most of the U.S. is suffering a terrible drought, but scientists believe we may be able to pull water from air to solve our problems.

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Animals
By Multiple Authors

What Are the Brightest and Darkest Things in Space?

Space is filled with bright supernovae and dark black holes but how do we figure out what the brightest thing in space is?

By Multiple Authors

Animals
By Amy Shira-Teitel

5D Storage Will Preserve Human History for Eternity

Researchers have just discovered a way to preserve data forever in 5D. What exactly does that mean and how does it work?

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Video
By Amy Shira-Teitel

What Really Happened When Apollo 10 Heard Music in Space?

The crew of Apollo 10 did hear outer spacey music on the farside of the Moon, but it wasn't really all that mysterious.

By Amy Shira-Teitel

Animals
By Amy Shira-Teitel

How PTSD Can Alter Your Brain Forever

PTSD has a negative connotation. But not only is it a real mental illness, you don't have to be a soldier to suffer from it.

By Amy Shira-Teitel