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Moon Moods

During their pioneering voyage Michael Collins made note of the “strange electronic-sounding music” Neil Armstrong played on cassette.

July 23, 2019
Flying Home

In total, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stayed on the moon for about 22 hours, and got only about 2 hours outside the lunar lander. After that, it was all aboard for the trip back home.

July 21, 2019
Story’s Texas Moon

Most anyone alive during the first lunar landing can tell you exactly where they were. For Dr. Story Musgrave it was a very special room in Houston.

July 19, 2019
Destination Moon

50 years ago the Moon was the destination. Former NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe explains how, in the future, it could be just the jumping off point.

July 18, 2019
Airborne!

Only 65 years separated the flights of the Wright Brothers and the Apollo 11 crew.

July 17, 2019
NASA’s Jupiter Joke

The planetary punchline we didn’t know we needed.

July 16, 2019
Underneath the Russian Moon

The USSR takes the first major step forward in the Space Race.

July 5, 2019
By Rocket to the Moon!

All aboard!

July 1, 2019
Sweet Georgia Brown

Try to go all the way through this one without whistling.

April 12, 2019
Frederick Douglass Escapes

Before Frederick Douglass worked to free others, he had to free himself.

April 5, 2019