Apollo

The Mission to Find the Missing Lunar Module

[/caption] Where is the Apollo 10 Lunar lander module? It's somewhere out there -- orbiting the Sun -- and there's…

13 years ago

Water, Water Everywhere… Lunar Samples Show More Water Than Previously Thought

[/caption] A team of NASA-funded researchers led by Carnegie Institution's Erik Hauri has recently announced the discovery of more water…

14 years ago

Yuri Gagarin From the Earth to Mars Tribute

[/caption] 50 Years ago, the dream of human spaceflight opened with the courageous blastoff of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin inside the…

14 years ago

A Conversation with Apollo’s Jim Lovell, part 1: NASA’s Future

[/caption] Springfield, Illinois is a quiet, historic town that clings fervently to its association with Abraham Lincoln. If you want…

14 years ago

Life-size Wooden Spacecraft Sculptures

[/caption] If you think about it, spacecraft are kind of ethereal in that once they are launched into space, we…

15 years ago

Final Round of Apollo 13 Questions Answered by Jerry Woodfill

Our readers had questions about our series "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13," and NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill has graciously…

15 years ago

More of Your Apollo 13 Questions Answered by Jerry Woodfill

[/caption] Our many thanks to NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill for taking the time to answer questions from our readers about…

15 years ago

13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 13: The Mission Operations Team

The phrase "last but not least" was likely never more appropriate. Though this is the last article of our "13…

15 years ago

Submit Your Questions about Apollo, Apollo 13 to NASA Engineer Jerry Woodfill

Our series "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13" has raised a few questions for some of our readers about spacecraft…

15 years ago

13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 11: A Hollywood Movie

Note: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, for 13 days, Universe Today will feature "13 Things…

15 years ago