Apollo Trivia: Week 5
Test your knowledge of space history with our weekly Apollo trivia!
Apollo Trivia: Week 4
Test your knowledge of space history with our weekly Apollo trivia!
Infographic: Apollo 10 mission
Apollo 10 was the fourth crewed mission in the Apollo Program and the second mission to orbit the Moon. The mission served as a “dress rehearsal” for the first Moon landing, testing the components and procedures. It encompassed all aspects of an actual crewed lunar landing, except the landing. The
This day in history: Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis make first solo transatlantic flight
Before the world was captivated by landing on the moon, it was transfixed with a landing in Paris. Charles Lindbergh wasn’t the first to fly across the Atlantic, but he was the first to make the non-stop transatlantic flight alone, propelling him into aviation history. On May 20,
58 years ago, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space
58 years ago, Alan Shepard was launched into history aboard a Mercury Redstone rocket (originally used by the U.S. Army for missiles), becoming the first American astronaut in space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard rocketed into space inside his Freedom 7 capsule. The sub-orbital flight, which lasted just over 15
VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Apollo 10 with astronaut Tom Stafford
Apollo 10 set the stage for Neil Armstrong’s historic steps on the Moon. It did so with a bit of a twist, flying to the lunar rendezvous aboard Charlie Brown and coming within eight nautical miles of the Moon’s surface in Snoopy. Find out more about this dress rehearsal mission
This day in history: Hubble launches, changing the way we see the Universe
29 years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope launched aboard STS-31. Almost immediately, it changed how we see and understand our universe. Its namesake, Edwin Hubble, utilized the largest telescope of his day to discover new galaxies. The space telescope has done exactly as Hubble did, discovering galaxies beyond our own.
Meet our T-38 Jets in Talon Park
Talons may seem like just another jet, but they have played a unique role in aviation and human spaceflight history. In fact, astronauts have a deep respect for the T-38. Why? Because before astronauts flew the shuttle, they practiced with a T-38. Talon Park at the entrance to Space Center
Discover a historic Apollo artifact in our Talon Park
Did you know Talon Park at the entrance to Space Center Houston is home to a “boilerplate” Apollo capsule? NASA built “boilerplate” (BP) capsules, or nonfunctional craft that simulated the basic size and weight of command modules, as part of the Apollo program to test equipment and procedures prior to
This day in history: Yuri Gagarin becomes first person in space
April 12 is a historic day. Not only is it the anniversary of the first shuttle mission, but it’s also the day Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. In 1961, Gagarin did the impossible. He launched off the Earth into space and successfully orbited the planet. The flight
