OTD In Space - March 3: Apollo 9 Launches 1st Test Flight of Lunar Module

On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to land on the moon. Astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott ...
Space Coast Daily

NASA’s Apollo 14 Mission Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean, Recovered 55 Years Ago

(NASA) – On Feb. 9, 1971, the nine-day Apollo 14 Moon landing mission came to a successful conclusion with the splashdown of astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell aboard ...
LAist

The Making Of Apollo's Command Module: 2 Engineers Recall Tragedy And Triumph

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 6:30 Listen to the Story Look ...
Houston Public Media

Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew to the moon on Apollo 16, has died at 87

Astronaut Ken “T.K.” Mattingly has died. He circled the moon as command module pilot on Apollo 16 and later flew the space shuttle. But he’s probably best known for the mission he didn’t get to fly: ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Apollo 11 anniversary: Go inside mock Apollo command module, learn how it works

Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface. See more of the ...
Space.com

Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95

'My reason for joining NASA was to participate in the Apollo program, the lunar program, and hopefully beat the Russians. I never looked at it for any individual goals.' When you purchase through ...