November 14th is a day rich with history, marked by events that have shaped the course of nations, ignited scientific progress, and left lasting cultural ...
On Nov. 14, 1910, Eugene B. Ely became the first aviator to take off from a ship as his Curtiss “Pusher” biplane lifted off the deck of the cruiser USS Birmingham off Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ...
Good landing, Pete! Outstanding, man! Beautiful!” With those words, Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean congratulated Apollo 12 Commander Pete Conrad moments after one of the most precise landings in the ...
There are few cultural institutions in the United States to rival the importance of The Apollo Theater in Harlem. For going on a hundred years the 1,500-seat venue has showcased the foremost ...
Today marks the anniversary of the Apollo 12 launch. What better way to celebrate than with historical women, some of whom ...
NEW YORK — The Apollo, Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead are among the 47th annual class of Kennedy Center honorees, marking the first time a cultural institution will be feted at the annual ...
The Ambassador of Exploration Award recognizes the sacrifices and dedication of the Apollo, Gemini and Mercury astronauts. Each astronaut or their surviving families will be presented a lunar sample, ...
As NASA and SpaceX prepare for the first astronaut launch from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, it’s important to understand how far human spaceflight has come since the first space explorer. Leading up ...
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing is upon us, and in that time, there has been plenty of ink spilled about the implications, technical specifications, individuals, and historical ...
The Apollo School, on Southeast Apollo Street, was a grade school for 37 years — from 1925-1962, when it became a thrift shop ...