The Saturn IB rocket was vital to the Apollo era, launching the first manned mission of the lunar landing program, all three Skylab missions, and the Apollo half of the Apollo-Soyuz mission...
In a matter of hours, lucky observers with clear skies will be able to watch Venus pass in front of the Sun. Transits of Venus are rare – this is the last one until 2117 – but that’s not the only reason you should find a way to watch it...
On March 1, 1962, thousands of people lined New York City’s Broadway. Some climbed into an unfinished building to use it as a makeshift grandstand.
NASA’s Apollo program began with one of the worst disasters the organization has ever faced. A routine prelaunch test turned fatal when a fire ripped through the spacecraft’s crew cabin killing all three astronauts...
On 26th November 2011 at 15:02, NASA launched its Mars Science Laboratory mission. MSL is the latest in the organization’s nearly four decade long robotic presence on the red planet.
