"...Endpapers feature cutaway views of the rocket and all its stages, and offer a timeline of events; meticulous source notes make this a fine reference for youngest researchers, scientists and space fans. In t
Based onNASA’s restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk video, when they got onto the moon, Nixon called to speak with them at least a half hour after Armstrong and Aldrin first stepped on the moon. The choice to speed up the timeline of events was likely for narrative effect. It would’ve been bo...
The announcement lit a fire under the teams at NASA to complete the task on a seemingly impossible timeline. But the ambitious goal required an equally ambitious budget. The U.S. government ended up allocating $25 billion in 1960s dollars to the Apollo program, or about 2.5% of the U....
The series will also include a forthcoming Apollo moon shot augmented-reality app that displays the full timeline of the Apollo program in relation to key moments portrayed in the series. Get the Space.com Newsletter Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events ...
Below, we provide a launch-by-launch timeline of our next 40 years in space. But first, here are a few missions that could prove particularly lively, or lifely, in some cases. In 2011, the Kepler telescope, launched earlier this year, could announce the discovery of Earth-like planets ...
This bundle contains 11 ready-to-use Buzz Aldrin worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about astronaut Buzz Aldrin who was the second man to set foot on the moon. In 1969 at the height of Cold War between U.S and Soviet Union, he was part of the Apollo 11...
Turn notifications on to immerse yourself in hour-by-hour updates about the historic Apollo 11 mission – from liftoff to landing – leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing on July 20, 2019.Navigate an interactive timeline to learn the extraordinary history of the Space Age, ...
It is based on actual NASA and contractor plans described elsewhere in Beyond Apollo (see the links at the bottom of this post) and is written as though the events it recounts actually occurred.A word of caution: in order to simplify an already complex timeline, I have ignored the ...
That timeline aligns with that of NASA, which aims to put boots on Mars sometime in the 2030s. On Thursday (Oct. 8), the agency released a 36-page report outlining the basics of its three-phase Mars plan, which involves gaining experience and testing technologies in low-Earth orbit and...
Analysis of the first lunar samples confirmed that the Moon is an evolved body with a long history of differentiation and volcanic activity. Unlike Earth’s crust, however, the lunar crust is not recycled by tectonic processes, so it has preserved the records of ancient events. Highland rock ...