#spaceflight

Stories tagged “spaceflight” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• The Moon Rocket Struck by Lightning Twice — and the Switch Nobody in Mission Control Had Heard Of
• The Spaceship That Was Supposed to Ride Atomic Bombs to Saturn

Related topics: #Apollo 12 #atomic age #Cold War #Freeman Dyson #John Aaron #lightning #mission control #nuclear propulsion