Apollo 13 never made it to the moon as it was intended, but still marked a historic flight for the space program. APOLLO 11 ...

In April of 1970, the entire world watched anxiously as the lives of three astronauts hung in the balance. The Apollo 13 ...

After sitting in storage for years, the first space shuttle ever built rolled through the streets of Downey on Thursday. The ...

Researchers examined lunar soil samples collected during the Apollo missions to determine which weathering processes contribute most to replenishing the moon's atmosphere Will Sullivan A new study ...

one can say that we might have had the later toils of Apollo 13 and then the entire space program would have been halted. No more efforts to get to the moon. And, likely a complete disruption and ...

But the Apollo project required a number of ... Borman recalled the Gemini program as it related to the Space Race against the Soviet Union: "My personal sense was that we caught them with Gemini.

This collection consists of audio recordings, in the format of LP records, pertaining to the Apollo program and a a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) publication. Biographical / ...

Just as the Apollo program had, the Soviet space program experienced a major setback due to a fatality. Soyuz One had taken off on April 23, 1967, with Vladimir Komarov aboard. Upon reentry ...

They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a patriotic duty to beat the Soviet Union. Some saw the new space ...

For the Apollo program, NASA commissioned 15 flight-ready lunar modules. Saturn V rockets launched 10 of the moon ships into deep space, and six of those transported astronauts to and from the ...

"That was our ambition, to try and put the audience in the cockpit." The ability to craft a compelling, artistic, and evocative documentary film is a true filmmaker's test and one that British ...