The mission was also Tom Stafford's last spaceflight. The Apollo Command Module Pilot, Vance Brand, would go on to fly on ...

The so-called "right stuff" manifests rather differently in "Apollo 13". Sure, this generation of astronauts knows the final ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is unveiling five newly renovated galleries as part of its ...

We are thrilled to open this next phase of exhibitions to the public,” said Chris Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director of the National Air and Space Museum. “Reopening our main hall with so many ...

Although it’s been 52 years since the Apollo 11 mission first took man to the moon and 30 years since Tom Hanks famously told ...

People have a chance to provide public feedback on SpaceX's plans to expand operations of its massive Starship rocket to ...

Walking to the Moon is impossible, but it helps understand space. The Moon averages 384,400 km from Earth. A person walks about 35 km daily. Reaching the Moon would take over 10,983 days or 30 years.

To meet the challenge of putting a man on the Moon, the Apollo space program needed a rocket more powerful and advanced than any that had ever been seen before. The final result was the Saturn V ...

The Rocket Classic is back as some of the best golfers in the world return to the historic Detroit Golf Club.

Of course, it was the Saturn V heavy-lift rocket that took those astronauts through outer space to their destiny 56 years ago.  Many today are confused about how a nation that lacked the kind of ...

The first joint space mission between the United States and Russia (then the Soviet Union) docked in Earth orbit half a ...

Welcome to Edition 8.02 of the Rocket Report! It's worth taking a moment to recognize an important anniversary in the history ...