What to see in the Air and Space Museum’s reopened galleries

In the five renovated spaces, you can try out a wind tunnel, climb into a Cessna Skyhawk, view artworks and visit old ...

What ‘Apollo 13’ Got Right—and Wrong—About One of NASA’s Most Dramatic Missions

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

Some CT families got a special surprise to ring in America’s 250th birthday. ‘Gallantry’ was noted.

This week, several family members of Connecticut veterans, were bestowed military medals awarded to their loved ones that ...

Moon shot: The amazing story of how America ultimately beat the Soviet Union in the great space race

What was once the most important potato field in the world belonged to the Nurskanova family in the town of Engels, in the ...

Ohio native Neil Armstrong was an icon for humanity and a man of great humility

Despite Neil Armstrong's towering accomplishments, he remained a humble man. Armstrong, who is from Wapakoneta, Ohio, always ...
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On July 20, 1969, as Apollo 11 descended toward the Sea of Tranquility, Margaret Hamilton's software survived five alarms in four minutes because her team had buil…

The Apollo Guidance Computer overloaded five times during Eagle's descent on July 20, 1969. Margaret Hamilton's team had ...
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NASA’s plan to rescue astronauts from the Moon

In the 1960s, North American Aviation was asked to work out how astronauts could be rescued if they became stranded on or ...

America 250: How grit and ingenuity fueled the race to the moon

The American Revolution started with trailblazers facing steep odds and little margin for error, solving problems by adapting ...

How Comedy Shaped American History, No Kidding

From Carl Reiner’s toupee to Carrie Bradshaw’s laptop, Funny Stuff: How Comedy Shaped American History explores comedy in ...
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What 'Apollo 13' Taught Me About Supply Chain Leadership

Crisis leadership is a skill worth refining. During a disruption, your team will mirror whatever emotion you project, so like mission commander Gene Kranz, choose it well. It's the leader's job to ...
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Donald Trump hijacked America’s 250 and turned it into a ‘theatre of the absurd’

Trump, laying siege to freedoms and truth itself, is twisting America’s milestone birthday into a joyless occasion ...
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Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Apollo Lunar Module Ascent Engine

Click to open image viewer. The Lunar Module Ascent Engine was used to lift up the ascent stage of the Lunar Module (LM) from the surface of the Moon and then dock with the Command Module (CM) ...