Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes. [...] ...

What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the ...

On this day in aviation and space history, 57 years ago (October 10, 1968), NASA launched Apollo 7-the first successful crewed mission of the Apollo program. At precisely 15:02:45 UTC, a Saturn IB ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Apollo collection curator Teasel Muir-Harmony talked about the beginning of the Space Race between the United ...

San Diego Air & Space Museum. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Those who planned, ran, and piloted the Apollo Program will be venerated Saturday at the San Diego Air & Space Museum for the ...

The documentary, narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Hanks, made its Johnson Space Center debut last night, where it is projected on a screen and the floor and walls—letting visitors walk on the ...

Nearly 60 years ago, three Americans made history as the first humans to ever break free of Earth's orbit on their way toward the moon. And when they passed behind the moon to the side Earth never ...

Jeff Hessel, a resident of a 55+ retirement community, shares his experiences working at Cape Canaveral during the Space Race. Hessel's presentations cover historical facts, personal anecdotes, and ...

The Apollo era remains one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of space exploration. Launched during the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. National Book Awards ceremony and ...

On Saturday, April 4, on the eve of Easter, as the Artemis 2 crew traversed cislunar space 180,000 miles (290,000 kilometers) from Earth, the pilot of Integrity, Victor Glover, was asked in a video ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Andy Saunders, author of "Gemini and Mercury Remastered," talked about his process of remastering the most famous photographs of NASA's space program ...