Astronaut Friday: Buzz Aldrin
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 feat once imagined to be impossible. The Apollo 11 mission placed astronauts Aldrin and Armstrong on the lunar surface, proving that humans could travel to
Photo Gallery: Apollo-era flight controllers
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 on the Moon for the first time ever in your late twenties. What was it like? How did they prepare? What was the most challenging
Guest post: Historic Apollo Mission Control Center restoration now complete
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 at NASA Johnson Space Center and preserve the legacy of the Apollo Program just in time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.
STS-71: The First Shuttle-Mir Docking & 100th American human spaceflight mission
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 program. A precursor to the International Space Station (ISS), the Shuttle-Mir missions sought to gain experience with longer duration spaceflights. The information gathered from these
Apollo Trivia: Week 5
Test your knowledge of space history with our weekly Apollo trivia!
Apollo Trivia: Week 4
Test your knowledge of space history with our weekly Apollo trivia!
Infographic: Apollo 10 mission
Apollo 10 was the fourth crewed mission in the Apollo Program and the second mission to orbit the Moon. The mission served as a “dress rehearsal” for the first Moon landing, testing the components and procedures. It encompassed all aspects of an actual crewed lunar landing, except the landing. The
This day in history: Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis make first solo transatlantic flight
Before the world was captivated by landing on the moon, it was transfixed with a landing in Paris. Charles Lindbergh wasn’t the first to fly across the Atlantic, but he was the first to make the non-stop transatlantic flight alone, propelling him into aviation history. On May 20,
58 years ago, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space
58 years ago, Alan Shepard was launched into history aboard a Mercury Redstone rocket (originally used by the U.S. Army for missiles), becoming the first American astronaut in space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard rocketed into space inside his Freedom 7 capsule. The sub-orbital flight, which lasted just over 15
VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Apollo 10 with astronaut Tom Stafford
Apollo 10 set the stage for Neil Armstrong’s historic steps on the Moon. It did so with a bit of a twist, flying to the lunar rendezvous aboard Charlie Brown and coming within eight nautical miles of the Moon’s surface in Snoopy. Find out more about this dress rehearsal mission
