President John F. Kennedy's decision to commit the United States to "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth" within a single decade, with only rudimentary ideas about how to ...

Once President John F. Kennedy was in office, he made the space race to the moon a priority in the ongoing Cold War against Communist Russia. And he made integrating the astronauts a priority as well.

While we may remember the "one small step" more than anything else, the first Lunar Rover has its own interesting story ...

Special Feature How the New Space Race Will Drive Innovation Some of humanity's greatest innovations have emerged from space exploration.

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the Soviet Union to a race to the moon. “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out ...

Dwight was recommended by then-President John F. Kennedy as a candidate for the NASA astronaut trainee program in 1961, according to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered remarks at Rice University, where he discussed the need for America to become “the world’s greatest space-faring nation.” Just seven years later ...

Happy Birthday, Kennedy Space Center! On July 1, 1962, NASA established the Launch Operations Center — which was later renamed the Kennedy Space Center — on the east coast of Florida.

HOUSTON — Monday marks 60 years since former President John F. Kennedy gave his famous speech at Rice University, reaffirming his support for the manned space program. It was on Sept. 12, 1962 ...

Nikita Khrushchev’s Son Watched his Father Lose the Space Race. 50 Years After the Moon Landing, He Holds No Grudge ...

Space Center Houston displays the lectern to celebrate the 61st anniversary of John F. Kennedy's speech at Rice University in 1962.

It may be a stretch to say that space made baby Boomers believe in God, but the possibilities and potential of space shaped us. The spirituality of space has stayed in our souls.