Video: Apollo flight controller panel (session 4)
Apollo-era flight controllers shared some of their mission memories at our Apollo 11 50th anniversary celebration on July 20. In this panel hear from John
Apollo-era flight controllers shared some of their mission memories at our Apollo 11 50th anniversary celebration on July 20. In this panel hear from John
NASA has accomplished much since it first opened its doors Oct. 1, 1958. Behind the scenes of NASA’s many successes was one of the organization’s
The year is 1957; the day is October 4th. Sputnik has just launched, and the Space Race has begun. The United States felt the pressure
What is it like to sit at the helm of human spaceflight and work with a variety of highly-trained teams of engineers and scientists? Look
[envira-gallery id=”27803″] Christopher C. Kraft Jr. put Mission Control on the map and got his name put on it for his efforts. Kraft died Monday,
More to explore about the Apollo 11 mission Crew Neil Armstrong, Commander Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot Backup
July 20, 1969 is perhaps one of the most important dates in history. It is the day humans first stepped foot on the Moon, a
Did you know that during the Apollo 11 mission, the average age of flight controllers was just 28? Imagine being responsible for landing a man
A community of backers from around the world joined Space Center Houston and the City of Webster to help restore the Apollo Mission Control Center
STS-71 launched 24 years ago today. The mission marked the beginning of a new collaborative effort to live and work in space through the Shuttle-Mir
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