Apollo 14, the third U.S. mission to land on the moon, blasted off using a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
When I assumed command in June, I was immediately reminded of the weight of our mission. In my new role, I am tasked to synchronize operations and activities in the region across all domains to ...
Cabin fever. Definition: “irritability, listlessness, and similar symptoms resulting from a long confinement or isolation indoors during the winter.” Hmmmmm. I don’t think this applies to me ...
It sold in 2017, but memories of Hawkins’ childhood home are never far away in the log cabin she now shares with her three dogs and cat. Report an error ...
Loudoun County-based filmmakers will be highlighted at the 8th annual Purcellville Cabin Fever Film Festival on Jan. 24 and 25 at Franklin Park Visual and Performing Arts Center, according to a ...
One returned two amber glass cigar ashtrays used during the mission – preferred by the chain-smoking Apollo 11 Mission Control team as the smaller, square cigarette ashtrays filled too quickly – from ...
The mission's success laid the foundation for the subsequent Apollo missions, ultimately culminating in the historic Moon landing of Apollo 11. Apollo was an incredibly bold and daring mission.
On this date, Jan. 4, 1970, NASA officially canceled the Apollo 20 mission and transferred the Saturn V rocket that would have sent astronauts to the moon to the Skylab mission. NASA, in a budget ...
On January 4, 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first people to ever set foot on the moon.