"He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and, in my case, love."

After five days of living underwater, Analog Astronaut Commander Dr. Musilova and her crew return to terra firma, affected by higher pressures and the team's disconnection from home.

India launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite to orbit today (Oct. 30) atop a GSLV rocket. It was the fourth orbital launch from Indian soil so far this year.

In space, no one can hear you scream, a bit like the empty theater screens that some horror franchise's final installments limp. But there are still some real gems among the space-based frightfests.

Rocketry pioneer Jack Parsons engaged in an elaborate series of occult ceremonies intended to summon an otherworldly feminine goddess into physical existence.