Lunar coordinates and messages on the walls inside the Apollo 11, the spacecraft that took the first manned mission to the moon in 1969, can now be seen closely. Officials at the Smithsonian’s ...

indicating increased oxygen flow in their space suits. Other sensors detected a brief power surge. Then came the first call from inside Apollo 1. It was Chaffee’s voice. And it was just one word ...

On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

On January 27, 1967, during a practice launch countdown, a flash fire erupted inside the sealed cockpit ... tragedy waiting to happen. After Apollo 1, the space program continued with a renewed ...

CAPE KENNEDY -- America's first three Apollo astronauts died only 218 feet off the ground Friday night in a blazing explosion inside their space capsule atop its launch pad. An electrical spark ...

Physically, the men were all superficially similar, all about five feet nine inches tall (plus or minus two inches) to fit inside ... that spacecraft led to the change in Apollo 8's mission.

"We must honor their sacrifice by fortifying our commitment to safety and excellence as new generations of space explorers, follow their footsteps." ...

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The computer interface of NASA's 1960s Apollo spacecraft is meticulously replicated in miniature in the DSKY Moonwatch, a multifunctional timepiece created by British start-up Apollo Instruments.

Two astronauts are seated inside the Gemini spacecraft in this artist’s concept made in January 1965. The Gemini program was ...