For the record, Ken Mattingly never did get the German measles. The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew, died on Oct. 31 at 87.
She would go on to become a pioneering inventor in the new field of microwave antenna design. She designed the transmitter for a reconnaissance mission to the moon that cleared the way for the Apollo landings. And she conceived and led the development of the first multispectral scanner to image...
Famed Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Wednesday endorsed Donald Trump for president, citing Trump’s prioritization of space exploration while he was in office. “Over time, I have seen our government’s approach to space wax and wane,”Aldrin wrote in a statement. “But under the fir...
“Every crewed launch that I have ever watched has really brought me a lot of emotion. This one today was especially unique,” a teary-eyed Cardman said following the early afternoon liftoff. “It was hard not to watch that rocket lift off wit...
Borman and his two crewmates arrived at the moon three days after leaving Earth. Apollo 8 entered an elliptical orbit that brought the crew as close as 115 miles (185 kilometers) of the lunar surface. On the first of their 10 revolutions, Borman, Lovell and Anders became the first people...
But one question about the Earthrise photo has dogged historians for almost half a century: Who took it? I can’t help but take that question personally. I discovered the answer 30 years ago when I was researching my book about the Apollo astronauts,A Man on the Moon. I found myself ch...
and Artemis, the twins’ were sometimes called Phoebus and Phoebe as alternative names. Phoebe also had some association with the moon, as did Artemis. Her most integral power was that of prophecy, and she was heavily associated with the famousOracle at Delphi, later connected to Apollo. ...
In 2023, Combs was honored at the Apollo Theater in Harlem for his contributions to education, but later that year, after he settled the suit with Ventura, the school cut ties with Combs. Shortly after that, parents came forward to tell the media about their dissatisfaction with ...
Who planned or constructed the Erie Canal? Who financed the Lewis and Clark expedition? Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan? Who built Fort Oswego? Who started the Apollo program? Who built the Washington Monument?
A former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore.” Feb. 1. Ian Lavender, 77. An actor who played a hapless...