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History | History
On This Day In Space: Aug. 29, 1965: Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record
On Aug. 29, 1965, two NASA astronauts returned from their record-breaking Gemini 5 mission.
History | History
On this day in history, June 3, 1965, Ed White becomes first American to walk in space: 'Just tremendous'
NASA astronaut Ed White embarked on an historic spacewalk on this day in history, June 3, 1965. The astronaut spent about 20 minutes outside the spacecraft and said, "I feel like a million dollars."
News | News
National Memorial Day Parade 2023 honors Apollo astronauts in US capital
Apollo lunar module pilots Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt and Rusty Schweickart joined active NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
11 NASA Inventions We Use Every Day
From scratch-resistant eyeglass lenses to memory foam, here’s all the tech you should be thanking NASA for.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Historic NASA Launch Platform Will Be Demolished
NASA’s Mobile Launcher Platform-2—a structure involved in the Apollo and Space Shuttle missions—is in the process of being torn down.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
9 of the Best Space Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now
Explore black holes, hang out with the Curiosity rover, and get to know the team behind the Apollo missions with these space documentaries on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Disney+.
Entertainment | Television/Film/Books
'The Right Stuff' blasts off for a Veterans Day screening in Hollywood
Classic Hollywood: Philip Kaufman talks about his epic 'The Right Stuff' before a Veterans Day screening in Hollywood
Science & Technology | Science
Apollo 11 Put the First Men on the Moon. What About Missions 12-17?
You know Apollo 11. But what did the other Apollo missions accomplish after Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind?
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Chris Kraft, legendary flight director for NASA, dead at 95
Chris Kraft, the creator and longtime leader of NASA's Mission Control, died Monday in Houston, just two days after the 50th anniversary of what was his and NASA's crowning achievement: Apollo 11's moon landing.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
This is the scariest, most counterintuitive thing astronauts had to do in space
Flying in space to rendezvous with another craft is so hard that the first U.S. astronaut to try it completely failed.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
NASA Remade Its Apollo Mission Control Room In Houston To Look Exactly Like It Did On The Day The Apollo 11 Mission Touched Down On The Moon | WIRED
The frequent WIRED contributor has been captivated by space since he was a kid. Now he's documenting NASA's freshly retro-furbished mission control.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
The definitive, irrefutable proof that Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
We went to the Moon. Here’s all the proof you’ll ever need.
Politics | Woke Insanity
New Biopic Of Neil Armstrong, First Man On Moon, Makes One INSANE Omission
A new biopic titled “First Man,” starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who was the first man on the moon, omits one crucial moment in what is arguably t
Science & Technology | Science & Space
How John Young Smuggled a Corned-Beef Sandwich into Space
NASA astronaut John Young, who died Jan. 5, is remembered for a small scandal after he smuggled a corned-beef sandwich into space.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Eugene Cernan, last man on the moon, dies - CNN.com
Eugene A. Cernan, the last astronaut to leave his footprints on the surface of the moon, has died, NASA said Monday.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The first space walk happened 50 years ago, and nearly ended in disaster
It is 50 years since humans first encountered space – not Sputnik's first orbit, nor Yuri Gagarin's first spaceflight – but the first time a crew member stepped out from their spacecraft's relative protection and immersed themselves in the cold, hosti
Science & Technology | Science
Every Ship That Has Carried Humans Into Space, In One Chart
Space is big, humans are small, and spacecrafts, well, vary more in size than you might think. Redditor Heaney555 has compiled an a chart, to scale, of every rocket, spacecraft, and space station involved in human spaceflight. And man, Saturn V is huuuuuu
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Vintage photos of NASA Apollo astronauts training in Hawaii
In the 1960s and 1970s, NASA astronauts spent time training in the moon-like volcanic landscape of Hawaii's Big Island; the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems dug out fantastic photos from NASA's archives (thanks, Bob Pescovitz!).
Science & Technology | Science & Space
NASA - Apollo-Soyuz: An Orbital Partnership Begins
The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission set the stage for today's international partnership in space.
