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Fraser MacDonald

Fraser MacDonald teaches human geography at the University of Edinburgh and blogs at Modern Lives, Modern Landscapes. His latest project is a history of rocket technology.

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An astronaut saluting beside the US flag and lunar module on the Moon’s surface with lunar terrain in the background.

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Dark side of the Moon

Like evangelists, astronauts travel far and return with glad tidings. But however high they ascend, they’re only human

Fraser MacDonald