This lesson details how NASA got from Alan Shepard rocketing into low orbit in 1961 to Neil Armstrong taking "one small step" on the lunar surface in 1969 and today's ...

The Apollo era remains one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of space exploration. Launched during the ...

Artemis II isn’t the only revolutionary space mission in America’s history. Here are a few rocket launches that stand out as ...

In Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo. In NASA history, the Apollo 8 mission laid much of the groundwork ...

As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge ...

On this day in aviation and space history, 57 years ago (October 10, 1968), NASA launched Apollo 7-the first successful crewed mission of the Apollo program. At precisely 15:02:45 UTC, a Saturn IB ...

What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the ...

Nearly 60 years ago, three Americans made history as the first humans to ever break free of Earth's orbit on their way toward the moon. And when they passed behind the moon to the side Earth never ...

Salvador Aleguas Jr., 91, of Melbourne, Florida, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 2, 2026. Born on November 6, 1934, in Colón, Republic of Panama, to Salvador Aleguas and Hilda Aleguas, ...

NASA has long captured the imagination of humanity with its ambitions. We reached the moon, built space stations, placed telescopes in orbit, and unlocked the secrets of the universe with NASA's ...