Amy Shira Teitel

About

My academic background is in the History of Science, but I've been interested in spaceflight since grade school when I found a cartoon of two astronauts on the Moon. I've parlayed my seven-year-old self's curiosity about the Apollo program into a career as a spaceflight historian and freelance writer.

More from Amy Shira Teitel

How Little Vibrations Break Big Rockets
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How Little Vibrations Break Big Rockets

By Amy Shira Teitel

Venus Crater Farm image taken by the Magellan spacecraft for NASA
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The hellish Venus surface in 5 vintage photos

By Amy Shira Teitel

Jerrie Cobb and Mercury
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A brief history of menstruating in space

By Amy Shira Teitel

Praying on Apollo
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These Really Rare Apollo Images Put the Program in a New Light

By Amy Shira Teitel

A MISS spacecraft concept
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How the Air Force planned to put men on the moon

By Amy Shira Teitel

How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings
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How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings

By Amy Shira Teitel

Two N-1 rockets on launch pads
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This Rocket Failed to Put Soviets on the Moon

By Amy Shira Teitel

How NASA Goes to Space Without Leaving the Earth
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How NASA Goes to Space Without Leaving the Earth

By Amy Shira Teitel

The motor driven articulated dummy
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Meet the Creepiest Android NASA Ever Built

By Amy Shira Teitel

Jerrie Cobb poses next to a Mercury Capsule
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Why Did the Mercury 13 Astronauts Never Fly in Space?

By Amy Shira Teitel

NASA's Satellite Juno at Jupiter
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Why You Should Be Really Excited That Juno is at Jupiter

By Amy Shira Teitel

Why Does a Rocket Need to Roll Going Into Orbit?
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Why Does a Rocket Need to Roll Going Into Orbit?

By Amy Shira Teitel

Apollo 10.
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Why Did NASA Still Use Pure Oxygen After the Apollo 1 Fire?

By Amy Shira Teitel

What Was the Mir Space Station?
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What Was the Mir Space Station?

By Amy Shira Teitel

Does the Moon Sound Like a Bell?
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Does the Moon Sound Like a Bell?

By Amy Shira Teitel

Why Were There Holes in the Titan Rocket that Launched NASA’s Gemini Missions?
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Why Were There Holes in the Titan Rocket that Launched NASA’s Gemini Missions?

By Amy Shira Teitel

I Bought an Awesome (if Obscure) Piece of Space History!
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I Bought an Awesome (if Obscure) Piece of Space History!

By Amy Shira Teitel

Suitsat Might Be The Creepiest Satellite Ever
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Suitsat Might Be The Creepiest Satellite Ever

By Amy Shira Teitel

The Apollo 13 crew the day before launch
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How Quickly Did the Crew of Apollo 13 Know They Had Lost the Moon?

By Amy Shira Teitel

I (Sort of) Hosted A Show with President Obama!
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I (Sort of) Hosted A Show with President Obama!

By Amy Shira Teitel