We’re going back to the moon! A Pittsburgh-based aerospace company is sending off a lunar lander soon. But it’s not our first rodeo in this space — the Steel City has a long legacy in cosmic exploration. Producer Sophia Lo shares Pgh’s role in the Apollo missions, how the upcoming Peregrine launch came together, and what it means to have a budding“space district” on the North Side.
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- Here’s the latest on ULA’s possible delay into 2024
- Find out about more ways Pittsburgh and Western PA contributed to space exploration.
- The Heinz History Center wrote about Congressman James Fulton’s efforts to fund the Space Race.
- Heinz History Center Curator Emily Ruby did a deep dive into the ways Pittsburgh contributed to the 1969 moon landing.
- Missed Destination Moon? The Heinz History Center has videos up on their website and a virtual tour.
- TribLive reported on some updates on Pittsburgh’s“space district.”
- Over the summer, Astrobotic and Protoinnovations got NASA grants.
- Learn more about active astronauts; four of them are from Pgh!
- We’re still waiting for a new launch date, but once it’s here, you can watch a livestream of the launch online.
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