OTD in space - January 4: NASA cancels Apollo 20 moon mission

On January 4, 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz ...
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Apollo, shuttle astronaut Ken Mattingly dies at 87

Read full article: Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90 A spectator looks at a tiny piece of moon rock encased in a plastic globe, on display at the an exhibition commemorating the 50th ...
Astronomy

The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Program, and Public Engagement after Apollo

The following is an excerpt from The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Program, and Public Engagement after Apollo by Amy Paige Kaminski. The book will be published June 11, 2024, by the ...
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Apollo, space shuttle astronauts become literal faces of moonbound payload

In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family photo on the lunar surface. Today that photo is long gone. But Duke’s visage is heading back to the moon this week, in a novel ...
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NASA Names Former Apollo & Shuttle Commanders to Lead Columbia Accident Report Task Force

NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe today said two veteran astronauts, Apollo commander Thomas P. Stafford and Space Shuttle commander Richard O. Covey, will lead a distinguished task force to assess the ...
Space.com

For Henry Kissinger, NASA'S Apollo 11 lunar landing was about more than the moon

The distinguished politician and Harvard professor passed away Nov. 29 at his home. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Henry ...