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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 ...
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The NASA test that became a real rocket disaster

On May 19, 1965, NASA launched the A-003, a mission designed to evaluate the Apollo spacecraft's emergency escape system ...

An astronaut hid seeds in his luggage bound for the Moon: decades later they are still growing across the country

In 1971 Stuart Roosa — the command module pilot of Apollo 14 — carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon.

What ‘Apollo 13’ Got Right—and Wrong—About One of NASA’s Most Dramatic Missions

The famed Apollo 13 rescue has been the focus of several movies, including a 2024 Netflix documentary. Not all the films have told an accurate tale.

First look at the Space Shuttle Endeavor in its new L.A. home

First look at the Space Shuttle Endeavor in its new L.A. home ...
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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 ...
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One Small Step Back in Time: Relive the Wonder of Apollo 11

Neil Armstrong thought he had a 50–50 shot at pulling it off. "There are so many unknowns," the first man to set foot on the moon said in a 2011 interview with an Australian accounting firm. “There ...

81 “Unseen Facts” Facts That Are Surprisingly Fun To Learn

If someone told you 20 years ago that we’d be gaining new information through mini-computers in our pockets, you would ...

NASA's Kennedy Space Center VAB remains the heart of American space flight

A symbol of Florida's Space Coast, the VAB at Kennedy Space Center has powered moon missions past and present. Here is its ...