Think of it as the “cockpit and living space” of the Apollo spacecraft. The LM had two parts: a descent stage, which was left behind on the Moon, and an ascent stage, which actually carried ...

On January 27, 1967, during a practice launch countdown, a flash fire erupted inside the sealed cockpit ... spacecraft's hatch opened inward, there was no hope of escape. Investigation of the ...

The Apollo IX mission test-flew the command module and ... 12 crew took a shot to show NASA the challenges they faced. The cockpit of the LEM was supposed to be a bright and active place, but ...

This HL-20 Spacecraft Cockpit Graduate Projects Team was originally funded by Sierra Nevada Corporation in support of their Dream Chaser crew transportation vehicle. Since its inception, the team has ...

The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...

The cavernous thermal-vacuum test facility is famous for testing the Apollo spacecraft that traveled to the moon in the 1960s and '70s. The instrument enclosure is designed to protect the ...

8 Days: To the Moon and Back, catapults viewers right to the heart of the Apollo 11 mission, using previously classified sound recordings from inside the cockpit. Intimate audio exists for much of ...

The six-legged robotic spacecraft that's traveled more than 1 million kilometers (or more than 621,000 miles) since launching a day after Valentine's Day could potentially become the first American ...