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NASA Nixes Proposal Adding Crew to First SLS/Orion Deep Space Flight

14 May , 2017 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After conducting a thorough review examining the feasibility of adding a two person crew to the first integrated launch of America’s new Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket and Orion capsule on a mission that would propel two astronauts to the Moon and back by late 2019, NASA nixed the proposal during a media briefing held Friday.

NASA Tribute Exhibit Honors Fallen Apollo 1 Crew 50 Years After Tragedy

29 Jan , 2017 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL – NASA unveiled a new tribute exhibit honoring three fallen astronaut heroes 50 years to the day of the Apollo 1 tragedy on January 27, 1967 when the three man crew perished in a flash fire on the launch pad during a capsule test that was not considered to be dangerous.

Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Honored at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

20 Jan , 2017 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL – Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, and one of America’s most famous and renowned astronauts, was honored in a ceremony held at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Florida, on Jan. 18. [Story/photos expanded]

Last Man on the Moon, Gene Cernan, Has Died

16 Jan , 2017 by

One of Apollo’s finest, astronaut Gene Cernan, has left Earth for the last time. Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, died Monday, January 16, 2017. “Gene Cernan, Apollo astronaut and the last man to walk on the moon, has passed from our sphere, and we mourn his loss,” said NASA Administrator Charlie […]

‘Insufferable’ Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Recovering From ‘Record Setting’ Antarctic Expedition Emergency Evacuation

5 Dec , 2016 by

Buzz Aldrin – the second man to walk on the Moon – is recovering nicely today in a New Zealand hospital after an emergency medical evacuation cut short his record setting Antarctic expedition as the oldest man to reach the South Pole – which Team Buzz lightheartly noted would make him “insufferable” !

America’s Pioneering Astronauts Honored with new ‘Heroes and Legends’ Attraction at Kennedy Space Center

13 Nov , 2016 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL – America’s pioneering astronauts who braved the perils of the unknown and put their lives on the line at the dawn of the space age atop mighty rockets that propelled our hopes and dreams into the new frontier of outer space and culminated with NASA’s Apollo lunar landings, are being honored with the eye popping new ‘Heroes and Legends’ attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida.

Apollo 11 Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Talks to Universe Today about ‘Destination Mars’

28 Sep , 2016 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL – Sending humans on a ‘Journey to Mars’ and developing strategies and hardware to accomplish the daunting task of getting ‘Humans to Mars’ is NASA’s agency wide goal and the goal of many space enthusiasts – including Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin.
The massive Saturn V rocket launches the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon on July 16, 1969. Image: NASA

Apollo 11 Artifact Caught In Legal Dispute

8 Aug , 2016 by

A sample return bag from the Apollo 11 mission is at the heart of a messy legal dispute.

Apollo 11 Landing 47 Years Ago; See it Through New Eyes

20 Jul , 2016 by

Looking for a way to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission landing on the Moon? Here are a few different ways look back on this historic event and take advantage of advances in technology or new data.

Looking at the business end of the Saturn V as it gets moved towards the barge that will transport it to Mississippi. Image: Infinity Science Center.

Saturn V’s New Mission Is To…Mississippi?

17 Jun , 2016 by

The Saturn V rocket that was supposed to launch Apollo 19 to the Moon in 1973 has found a new home at the Infinity Science Center in Mississippi.

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