Andrew Chaikin
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 9: Avoiding Gimbal Lock
It was an unlikely case, having an Apollo command ship disabled thousands of miles from Earth. But during the Apollo…
3-D Views of Humanity’s First Spacewalk, 50 Years Ago Today
On March 18, 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made the first spacewalk in history, floating outside his Voskhod 2 capsule.…
The Night Mars Was Closest to Earth
Editor's note: On August 27, 2003 Mars was closer to Earth than at any time in human history. Author Andrew…
Video: Carolyn Porco Discusses Her Life at Saturn
Space historian Andrew Chaikin sat down with planetary scientist Carolyn Porco, and she discusses how her career has ended up…
See the Apollo 8 “Earthrise” in a Whole New Way
One of the most famous images from the history of spaceflight is the picture taken by the crew of Apollo…
Neil Armstrong Didn’t Lie About First Words on the Moon, Historian Says
A small controversy has erupted over Neil Armstrong’s first words as he stepped on the Moon’s surface and how he…
Apollo’s Final Footsteps, 40 years later
Will there come a time when we on Earth can look up at the Moon and know that people are…
40 Years After Apollo, the Moon Still Beckons
40 years ago this week, the final Apollo mission, Apollo 17, launched to the Moon. In this new video produced…
A Call to Action: We Must Explore
Our friend Andrew Chaikin is passionate about space exploration and like many, is concerned about the budget cuts that threaten…
Was the Apollo Program an Anomaly?
[/caption] How often have you heard (or thought) the sentiment that all NASA really needs is a President who will…