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The Longform Guide To Space
slate.com 5 days, 8 hours agoEvery weekend, Longform shares a collection of great stories from its archive with Slate . For daily picks of new and classic nonfiction, check out Longform or follow @longform on Twitter. Have an iPad? Download Longform’s brand-new app .
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Collins Task Force Says Aim For Mars
wired.com 1 week, 1 day agoAstronaut Michael Collins traveled to the moon on Apollo 11, but stayed in orbit on board the Command Module Columbia while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface. In 1986, he led a 12-member task force that advised astronaut Sally Ride, NASA Special Assistant for Strategic Planning, on NASA's long-range future. His advice: don't go back to the moon, go for Mars.










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