Return to Earth: At this Kansas space museum, I came in search of what we had nearly lost.

By: Max McCoy

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 19, 2026

Words: 2,288

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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HUTCHINSON — Stare into the open hatch of Odyssey, the scarred Apollo 13 command module in which three American astronauts made their improbable return to Earth from a seemingly jinxed lunar mission, and ponder the fragility and strength of humanity.

Recently I did just that, and whispered thanks to the universe for bringing back another set of astronauts. I had not realized the depth of my anxiety over the Artemis II lunar flyby mission. When …

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