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OTD in space - February 26: 1st launch of Saturn 1B rocket
On February 26, 1966, NASA launched its new Saturn IB rocket on its first test flight. Also known as the Uprated Saturn I, ...
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The Apollo 10 mystery sound, what astronauts heard when Houston went silent
During Apollo 10’s far-side pass, Stafford, Cernan, and Young heard an unsettling whistling, music-like tone in their headsets while temporarily out of contact with Earth. NASA and several engineers ...
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In 1969, They Hurtled Past the Moon at a Speed No Human Has Matched in Over 50 Years
Fifty-seven years ago, three men hurtled toward Earth inside a ball of violet flame, moving faster than any humans before or ...
Soon, four astronauts will launch on a mission to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. The mission, called Artemis II, is the second mission — and first crewed mission — of ...
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John Young grew up in College Park and walked on the moon. He also smuggled a sandwich into space
As we near Artemis II, we remember legendary NASA astronaut John Young, who grew up in College Park, walked on the moon and knew the thrill of sneaking a corned-beef sandwich into space.
On, NASA reached a pivotal milestone in America’s race to the Moon with the first launch of an Apollo-Saturn IB rocket, known as AS-201, from Cape Kennedy—today’s Cape Canaveral.
The iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem is preparing to go dark for more than a year, as crews get ready to begin the venue’s first large-scale renovation in its 91-year history. Scaffolding is already up ...
NASA’s efforts to get the Artemis II mission off the ground have stalled once again, as engineers navigate a new issue with the rocket set to launch four astronauts around the moon.
The Motorola plant in Scottsdale won a contract in the early 1960s for a “vital communications link" between Earth and Apollo 11.
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