This lesson details how NASA got from Alan Shepard rocketing into low orbit in 1961 to Neil Armstrong taking "one small step" on the lunar surface in 1969 and today's ...

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...

Blue Origin has “paused” its New Shepard program for the next two years, a move that likely signals a permanent end to the suborbital space tourism initiative. The small rocket and capsule have been ...

If you’re looking at visiting space centers in the US, you might find yourself wondering: What’s the difference? Today I’m going to compare the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the U.S. Space & ...

NASA 1. “The U.S. space program enjoyed broad, enthusiastic support during the race to land a man on the Moon.” Throughout the 1960s, public opinion polls indicated that 45 to 60 percent of Americans ...

During a brief hearing on Wednesday morning, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation spent only a few minutes “marking up” new legislation that provides guidance to NASA for its ...