Nancy Atkinson
Japan Is Sending a Lander to Phobos
Sending a mission to moons of Mars has been on the wish list for mission planners and space enthusiasts for…
The Pale Blue Dot: Now New and Improved
Thirty years have now passed since the Voyager 1 spacecraft snapped one of the most iconic and memorable pictures in…
Record-Setting Space Travelers Return to Earth
A trio of space travelers returned to Earth this morning from the International Space Station, including NASA astronaut Christina Koch,…
The Apollo 1 Fire: Excerpt from “Eight Years to the Moon”
Editor’s note: Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three astronauts during a routine test…
A Glitch Caused Curiosity to Freeze in Place. But It’s Better Now
Article updated at 3:40 pm CST, 1/24/20. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover experienced a technical glitch last week, causing it to…
New Project Headed by Apollo’s Charlie Duke to Send Messages to Space
When astronaut Charlie Duke walked on the Moon in April of 1972 during the Apollo 16 mission, he brought along…
The Story of the Apollo Guidance Computer, Part 3
During the development of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) by the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory (see Part 1 and Part 2…
The Story of the Apollo Guidance Computer, Part 2
In the late 1950’s, before NASA had any intentions of going to the Moon – or needing a computer to…
Chris Kraft, Legendary NASA Flight Director, Dies at 95
The man known as the ‘father of flight control’ – Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. – has died at the age…
The Story of the Apollo Guidance Computer, Part 1
Dick Battin stood on his driveway in the New England frosty pre-dawn back in October 1957, straining his eyes to…