In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the United States was engaged in the Cold War, a geopolitical rivalry with…
INTERVIEWED BY DR. STEPHEN E. AMBROSE AND DR. DOUGLAS BRINKLEY HOUSTON, TEXAS – 19 SEPTEMBER 2001 [This oral history with…
On July 20, 1969, history was made when two Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, became the first…
Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the world watched in wonder as the first humans landed on the Moon….
The Apollo 11 mission emblem was designed by command module pilot Michael Collins, who wanted a symbol for “peaceful lunar…
Michael Collins was one of the three astronauts on Apollo 11 in July 1969. He flew the command module Columbia,…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A half-century ago, in the middle of a mean year of war, famine, violence in…
President John F. Kennedy wasn’t kidding when he said going to the Moon was hard. Much of the technology needed…
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress. The subject of his address was…
Made In Space has awarded Northrop Grumman a subcontract to support NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate demonstration of the autonomous…
Northrop Grumman has received a $274 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award for NASA’s Environmental Test and Integration Services III…
The small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit successfully completed a key drop test of its LauncherOne vehicle July 10, the…
After he stepped off Apollo 11’s lunar module onto the moon’s surface, he uttered those famous words: “One small step…
