When Coke and Pepsi Fought for Soft Drink Supremacy in Space

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts got wrangled into an orbital chapter of the cola wars.

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Marc Garneau, First Canadian in Space, Dies at 76

His career took flight with a newspaper ad in Ottawa — the same city where he would later help steer the country under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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William R. Lucas, Official Blamed in Challenger Tragedy, Dies at 102

The strong-willed director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, he failed to pass on warnings from engineers that the space shuttle launch was at risk.

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