OTD In Space – March 3: Apollo 9 Launches 1st Test Flight Of Lunar Module
Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to ...
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This Day in History on March 13: Pope Francis Elected
Welcome to this day in history, March 13th.First and foremost, one of the most impactful global events occurred on March 13, 1969, when the United States, ...
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For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
The "stuck" Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth March 16 after their relief crew arrives, NASA says.
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The Apollo Missions
Their mission launched on December 21, 1968 and lasted for six days. The Lunar Module was completed in time for Apollo 9, the first earth orbit test of that equipment. On March 3, 1969 ...
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Space: Apollo’s Unsung Hero
Last week, as they prepared for the forthcoming Apollo 9 mission, officials in Houston paid tribute to Houbolt, who quit NASA in 1963 and now works for an aeronautical-research firm in Princeton ...
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Apollo Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Astronauts get all the glory, but true STEM geeks know the people at mission control are superstars, too. Don’t believe us? Take a tour of the Apollo Mission Control Center. In 1985, the room ...