In this short Today in history video, I talk about what happened on 11 October 1968, when NASA launched Apollo 7. I explain ...

The famed Apollo 13 rescue has been the focus of several movies, including a 2024 Netflix documentary. Not all the films have ...

The United States’ space exploration journey began in the late 1950s with the construction of the nation’s first operational ...

A symbol of Florida's Space Coast, the VAB at Kennedy Space Center has powered moon missions past and present. Here is its ...

The Apollo 13 mission was to land on the moon for a third, but it soon turned into a rescue mission. An oxygen tank exploded aboard the spacecraft, causing both the crew on board and ground control to ...

On this date in 1975, a Soviet and an American shook hands. Even for the time period, this wouldn’t have been a big deal if it wasn’t for the fact that it happened approximately 220 kilometers (136 ...

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Introduction -- Part I. Humble Beginnings -- 1. School of Hard Knocks -- 2. Developing the State-of-the-Art Space Suit -- 3. The Turbulent Years, 1962-1965 -- 4. Second Chances: The Model AX-5L and ...

As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space ...