O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which engineers ...
It has been 54 years since NASA landed astronauts on the Moon for the third time. On February 5, 1971, astronauts Alan ...
It began with the launch of its massive SLS moon rocket and ... to get home in the case of an emergency, as the crew of Apollo 13 did — and is a natural place to practice how to sustainably ...
A remarkable new Netflix documentary titled "Apollo 13: Survival" takes a hard look ... relevant as more privately-funded space tourists launch and we learn more about Suni Williams and Butch ...
Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...