Apollo 13 odyssey transfixed the nation, tested NASA's mettle

Apollo 13 odyssey transfixed the nation, tested NASA's mettle. After mission was aborted by explosion, Houston engineers ...

Pen that saved the Apollo 11 astronauts sells for over $800K at auction

Sotheby’s Space Exploration auction features the life-saving instrument, a Snoopy pin, space-flown flags, and more.
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In 1969, Apollo 10 hurtled past the moon at a speed no human has matched in more than half a century

On 26 May 1969, the command module of Apollo 10 hit Earth’s atmosphere travelling at 36,397 feet per second, or 39,937.7 ...

In 1969, three astronauts flew home from the Moon at nearly 40,000 kilometres per hour. Almost 60 years later, no human has gone faster

Apollo 10 astronauts achieved the fastest human speed ever recorded. Their return from lunar orbit propelled them at nearly ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Artemis 1’s Orion Spacecraft Withstood the Heat of Re-entry in a Critical Test for Humans’ Return to the Moon. Now, NASA Will Loan the Historic Capsule to the Smit…

The exact timeline for the spacecraft's display hasn’t been announced, but the artifact will fit into an upcoming exhibition ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Buzz Aldrin Used This Humble Felt-Tip Pen to Save the Apollo II Astronauts. It Just Sold for More Than $850,000

In July 1969, a quick-thinking Aldrin used the writing instrument to rearm the engine arm circuit of the lunar module "Eagle" ...
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Phew! 8 times astronauts diced with death and got away with it – showing just how dangerous spaceflight really is

These space missions turned into catastrophes but their astronauts survived. This is how they lived to tell the tale ...
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This Massive Ohio Museum Is The Largest Of Its Kind On Earth And You Can Visit For Free

If someone told you that Ohio has the world’s largest military aviation museum and it costs absolutely nothing to visit, you might suspect a catch. But the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in ...

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

America's most daring, extraordinary feat—landing astronauts on the moon—remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone ...
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Model, Wind Tunnel, Apollo Command Module

Click to open image viewer. This Apollo command module pressure model was part of a larger grouping built and used for wind tunnel testing conducted in the development stage of the Apollo program. The ...
Breaking Defense

Reditus readies first launch of its re-entry vehicle/hypersonic target

The Missile Defense Agency is evaluating the company's ENOS spacecraft as a hypersonic target/testbed under the SHIELD contract, said Reditus CEO Stef Crum.
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Tonight: See the Moon as it looked the day Apollo 11 landed

Today, we can time travel back to 1969 as the exact same lunar phase appears in the July 20 sky. An exact match?! Yes, if you ...