OTD in Space – March 28: Last Test Flight of NASA's Saturn 1 Rocket Booster

On March 28, 1963 NASA launched the first stage booster of its new Saturn 1 rocket on a fourth and final test flight. [‘On ...
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How the Apollo spacecraft launched to the moon

In this video, we focus on the Saturn V rocket, which launched the Apollo spacecraft into orbit. Notably, there were 13 ...
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Apollo 13: What Actually Happened On NASA’s Near-Disaster Moon Mission

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies aged 90

Apollo 11 astronaut Major General Michael Collins (USAF (Retired)) has died at the age of 90 after a battle with cancer. In 1969, Collins was the Command Module Pilot for the first crewed lunar ...
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Command and Service Modules, Apollo #105, ASTP Mockup

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Command and Service Modules, Apollo #119

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Apollo 15: NASA's first moon buggy mission celebrates 50th anniversary

On July 26, 1971, at 9:34 am EDT, Apollo 15 lifted off the Pad A of Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center on the first true lunar exploration mission. Using an improved Lunar Module, the ninth ...