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Amy Shira Teitel is a blogger behind Vintage Space at Popular Science, host of Vintage Space on YouTube, and author of "Breaking the Chains of Gravity" that will be released by Bloomsbury Sigma. She has also written for a number of other online and print publications including Discovery News Space, Al-Jazeera, The Guardian and Universe Today. She has also appeared on the Discovery Channel, the Military Channel, SyFy, and the Science Channel, and she is a host on DNews, Discovery Channel’s online daily news show. In addition, Amy has recently joined the New Horizons team as an embedded journalist, bringing the excitement of humanity’s first mission to Pluto to the space-loving public.”

Early life and education
Amy have been absolutely fascinated by the Space Race-era her whole life.

Sites That she Writes For
Vintage Space (current) Discovery News (current) Al Jazeera English (current) Motherboard (current) DVICE (current) Scientific American Videos (current) Physics Focus (London Institute of Physics group blog – current) Universe Today (past) AmericaSpace (past)

Individual Online Publications
The Secret Laser-Toting Soviet Satellite That Almost Was – Ars Technica. May 15, 2013. Soviet Space Flights Were Designed for Maximum Effect—Even if That Meant Fudging – Discover Blog “The Crux.” November 20, 2012 “Neil Armstrong’s Message to the Future” – Op Ed for the Guardian. Subsequently quoted on NPR (transcript). August 26, 2012. NASA’s Key to Efficient Mars Landings: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Discover Blog, “The Crux.” September 5, 2012. Why Is the Night Sky Turning Red? – Discover Blog, “The Crux.” August 23, 2012. Cited online at the BBC and the Globe and Mail, referenced by King’s College. Exomars and the History of Mars Exploration – Can Russia Help? – Soapbox Science, a community guest blog from nature.com published April 18, 2012. John Glenn: The Man Behind the Hero – Scientific American Guest Blog, February 20, 2012. Apollo 1: The Fire That Shocked NASA – Scientific American Guest Blog, January 27, 2012. Spaced Out Physiology – Arizona State University’s Ask a Biologist program, February 22, 2012. Sky Crane – How to Land Curiosity on the Surface of Mars – Scientific American Guest Blog, November 28, 2011 NASA’s 2020 Plan for Mars Makes the Old New Again – io9.com

Speaking Engagements
“Behind the Legend of John Glenn and Friendship 7″ at Arizona State University, Astronomy Open House. February 22, 2013. “The Trials and Triumphs of Landing on Other Worlds” at Arunah Hill Days, Cummington, MA. September 1, 2012. “Why Did Apollo Splashdown?” Knoxville Observers via Google+.