In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its ...

I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...

Although it’s been 52 years since the Apollo 11 mission first took man to the moon and 30 years since Tom Hanks famously told ...

Every night, as darkness envelops us, one quiet presence of the moon watches over us. It’s not just a natural satellite or a ...

Zimpfer said there were several memorable activities/experiences during her time in Houston. The group as able to start at ...

On Ron Howard's 'Apollo 13,' Tom Hanks' space nerd credentials made him a guiding force for the other actors in striving for authenticity at all times.

As 'Apollo 13' turns 30, we talk to legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin who helped make the film as realistic as ...

Apollo 13, Ron Howard's docudrama about a disastrous mission to the moon, turns 30 this month. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and ...

The so-called "right stuff" manifests rather differently in "Apollo 13". Sure, this generation of astronauts knows the final ...

NASA crew systems chief Ed Smylie shows the work that he and his team did in April 1970 to jury rig a solution for scrubbing carbon dioxide from the air in the Apollo 13 lunar module. | Credit ...

In 1941, Bell's helicopter development began with the Model 30, becoming a major part of the company after it was acquired by Textron in 1960. Bell Helicopter gained fame for designing the UH-1 ...

Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969). Launched on April 11, 1970, the crew was led by commander Lovell, along with command module pilot ...