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And so it began

The date was April 12, 1981. I was still in elementary school when Space Transportation System-1 (STS-1)—better known as the space shuttle Columbia—lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad LC-39A, ushering in a return to manned spaceflight for the United States since the Apollo program ended in December 1972 (less than a year before I …

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Did you ever wonder?

Have you ever wondered what makes a movie presented in the IMAX format different than a traditional movie? Behind the scenes, a lot of technology and science goes into capturing, editing, and presenting a movie in the IMAX format. Things from larger film negatives to the overall weight of a movie (Oppenheimer weighed in at …

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Happy Easter!

As we remember Jesus Christ’s resurrection three days after his crucifixion, I want to wish each and every one of you a very blessed Easter holiday. The Easter tradition of coloring Easter eggs dates back to the 13th century. The early church prohibited believers from consuming eggs during Holy Week.  Obviously, chickens continued to lay …

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