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For All Humankind: The Untold Stories of How the Moon Landing Inspired the World

For All Humankind: The Untold Stories of How the Moon Landing Inspired the World

Against the political backdrop of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, was the Apollo 11 Moon landing truly "for all mankind?"

2020

Danny Bednar, et al.

Danny Bednar, Tanya Harrison

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Dr. Tanya Harrison

2023: A Year of Self Exploration Rather than Space Exploration

This isn’t really a post about space. But it felt important to write nonetheless.

Dec 31, 2023

2023: A Year of Self Exploration Rather than Space Exploration

Dec 31, 2023

Dr. Tanya Harrison

1. I would opt out.

2. Also no. We need to stop destroying the attention spans of people. Read the thing, not an AI summary that may not even be accurate and…

Oct 27, 2023

Oct 27, 2023

Dr. Tanya Harrison

The Legacy of Spirit: 5 Major Contributions to Mars Science

20 years ago today on on June 10, 2003, NASA’s Spirit rover lifted off from Cape Canaveral and began its 7-month journey to Mars. It left…

Jun 10, 2023

False colour view of rocks on the martian surface. The foreground rocks have a bluish tone to them, while the surrounding dirt and background rocks are more brown/orange.

Jun 10, 2023

Dr. Tanya Harrison

5 Ways Companies Can Create Better Workplaces for Women

For International Women’s Day, I posted a call to action on Twitter for the space sector, since it’s the realm I inhabit:

Mar 8, 2023

A young Black woman in a black shirt and colorful skirt pointing at a computer screen while talking to a young Black man with glasses and headphones, wearing a blue shirt. They are in an office with other employees visible in the background.

Mar 8, 2023

Dr. Tanya Harrison

“Good Night Oppy” Tells the Human Story of Robotic Space Exploration

An Opportunity operations team member’s reaction to a new documentary about an old friend.

Nov 4, 2022

“Good Night Oppy” Tells the Human Story of Robotic Space Exploration

Nov 4, 2022

Dr. Tanya Harrison

10 Amazing Things Humans Did in Space in 2021

While this year may have sucked pretty hard on Earth, some pretty cool stuff happened in (and/or near) space in 2021. And while robots and…

Dec 28, 2021

The Inspiration4 crew posing in space with the Earth behind them.

Dec 28, 2021

Dr. Tanya Harrison

It’s Time to Reclaim the Narrative Around Space from the Billionaires

With the “billionaire space race” taking center stage in the media over the past few months, we’ve lost sight of why so many people are…

Oct 14, 2021

It’s Time to Reclaim the Narrative Around Space from the Billionaires

Oct 14, 2021

Dr. Tanya Harrison

9 Big Discoveries by Curiosity for its 9th Landiversary

Nervous Mars scientists around the world watched with bated breath as the behemoth Curiosity rover began its descent toward the surface of…

Aug 5, 2021

Curiosity at the “Buckskin” drill site, one location where organics were detected.

Aug 5, 2021

Dr. Tanya Harrison

Surviving Grad School: 3 Tips Before You Even Apply

Graduate school is hard. Not going to sugar coat that. But it can also be a truly amazing and unique time in your life, and it doesn’t…

Aug 1, 2021

A student wearing a typical Ph.D. graduation outfit with a red and purple hood, facing away from the camera looking over a lake.

Aug 1, 2021

Dr. Tanya Harrison

For All Humankind: Memories of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing from Mexico

The following is an excerpt from For All Humankind: The Untold Stories of How the Moon Landing Inspired the World by Tanya Harrison and…

Jul 20, 2021

Sketch of Matias walking beneath the Milky Way. Art by Ray Brisendine.

Jul 20, 2021

Dr. Tanya Harrison

Dr. Tanya Harrison

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Professional Martian who's worked on rocks and robots on the Red Planet on multiple NASA Mars missions

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