The Power of African American Leadership in NASA

Spanning missions from Apollo to Artemis, “The Power of African American Leadership in NASA” will look at how African Americans in leadership roles have influenced change and helped drive mission success through lessons learned and discussions shared by current and past NASA leaders. The panel discussion, moderated by NASA Associate>>>

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NASA Remembers Fallen Heroes

NASA remembers the crews of Apollo 1, space shuttles Challenger and Columbia during the agency’s Day of Remembrance on Jan. 28, 2021, the 35th anniversary of the Challenger accident. NASA’s Day of Remembrance honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and>>>

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Happy 90th Birthday General Tom Stafford

NASA wishes Apollo 11 astronaut General Tom Stafford a happy 90th birthday on Sept 17, 2020. Stafford commanded Apollo 10, the first flight of the lunar module to the Moon. He also flew our first rendezvous in space on Gemini 6, and piloted Gemini 9’s path to Earth with pencil>>>

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The Last Footprints On The Moon: Apollo 17 (Space Race Documentary) | Spark

The Apollo 17 mission was the final opportunity to collect first hand information about the history and origin of the Moon. This film looks at this historic mission through the eyes of those who participated in it. Including Commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt. Subscribe to Spark for>>>

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Exploring the Lunar Highlands | Apollo 16 (Space Documentary) | Spark

After decades the untold human side of the Apollo 16 moon mission is now made available to the public, as the crew members finally reveal their riveting experience. An engaging and definitive documentary looking at this historic mission through the eyes of those who participated in it. Included in this>>>

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When We Were Apollo (Feature Documentary) | Spark

Who were the men and women of the Apollo Space Program? Where are they today? What do they think of the extraordinary effort they helped make possible? Half a century later, Project Apollo remains the single greatest initiative in peacetime the world has ever known. Its story speaks to the>>>

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Why NASA quarantined the Apollo 11 astronauts

On July 21, 1969, the Apollo 11 quarantine began. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In this episode of History Club, Vox’s Phil Edwards and Coleman Lowndes chat with Amy Shira Teitel of The Vintage Space about the Apollo 11 quarantine. Thanks Amy – check out her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw95T_TgbGHhTml4xZ9yIqg It>>>

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Christmas Eve at the Moon: Apollo 8’s Historic Message Beamed to Earth Today in 1968 | Space

Christmas Eve at the Moon: Apollo 8’s Historic Message Beamed to Earth Today in 1968 | Space “We were informed that on Christmas Eve we would have the largest audience that had ever listened to a human voice,” Apollo 8’s Frank Borman stated throughout 40th-anniversary celebrations in 2008, according to>>>

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