When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by ...

What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the crew of Apollo 13 into a 200,000-mile race for survival.

Astronauts fly further from Earth than any human has ever ventured before Orion has surpassed previous record set by Apollo ...

The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The ...

As NASA grew, the culture shifted to less personal and more bureaucratic, and astronaut families fell out of public view. The ...

Many things have changed since the 1960s. At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19 1972, the Apollo 17 command module ...

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.

Richard K. Wick Richard Kay Wick passed away April 1, 2026, at age 87. He was born May 5, 1938, in Merrill, WI, to Percy T. Wick and Viola (Polivka) Wick.

The Apollo era remains one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of space exploration. Launched during the height of the Cold War, the program was driven by the United States’ ambition to ...

The Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon. Monday’s lunar journey comes after ...

They’ll be itching for a giant leap when this is done. Life onboard Artemis II’s moon-bound spaceship will be a cramped and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The lithium hydroxide canister was ...