GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA astronauts, including Grand Rapids native Roger B ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Pilot 6174: Orbital Survival Navigate star systems using real orbital mechanics. Pilot a cockpit with controls inspired by the Apollo command module. Manage ...

[Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which ...

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If you asked the modern Chrysler group to design a reusable spacecraft these days, what do you think they'd come up with? Would they strap solid rocket boosters to the back of a Durango Hellcat, ...

The most common armor is the Whipple Shield, which was developed by astronomer Fred Whipple in the 1940s. Used on the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module, the Whipple Shield consists of layers of ...

While you probably already know about the Apollo 11 moon landing, you may be surprised to learn that NASA's Apollo Program ran from 1962 to 1972 and included 14 total missions, six of which were lunar ...

I pity the people who couldn't admire James Arthur Lovell Jr.'s life while he was still alive. In a world where I feel like people of importance who aren't athletes or brain-dead celebrities are ...

He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world. By Robert D.

In August of 1971, Apollo 15 set out on what would become one of NASA’s most ambitious and scientifically valuable lunar missions. Astronauts David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden brought a new ...