Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2439: Picturing Monsters
Posted on · Episode: 2439 Reflections on Hurricane Ike and the effect of satellite technology on the hurricane experience. Today, picturing monsters.
Tag: Apollo
NASA
NASA’s Day of Remembrance focuses on the members lost in the Columbia Shuttle for its 20th anniversary
Posted on · Family and guests paid respects to lost lives at the Johnson Space Center’s Astronaut Memorial Grove today with a focus on the Columbia accident that occurred on February 1, 2003.
NASA
Chris Kraft, One Of The Architects Of The U.S. Space Program, Dies At 95
Posted on · Kraft was among the earliest employees of NASA and designed mission control and other components of the program. He became head of the Johnson Space Center and oversaw the birth of the space shuttle.
NASA
Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Restores Mission Control In Houston
Posted on · Kranz led the earliest missions to the moon, including Apollo 11 and Apollo 13, and says he wants the room to inspire American students to study science and technology.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Inside the Astronauts Homes | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · Visit Timber Cove in Seabrook, Texas - The Home of Heroes!
inDepth
50 Years Later, What Do Today’s Kids Think About The First Moon Landing?
Posted on · The old equipment used during the moon landing can be baffling to youngsters raised on digital technology. But they have lots of ideas on how to make the trip better if they ever get to go themselves.
Houston Matters
Can NASA Get Back To The Moon In Five Years?
Posted on · This week, Vice President Mike Pence directed NASA to return to the moon by 2024 -- four years ahead of the space agency’s plans. Can they pull it off?
News
Alan Bean, Apollo Astronaut Who Walked On The Moon, Has Died At 86
Posted on · Bean was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 12, which made the second lunar landing in 1969. But he really made his mark in what he did after NASA.
News
NASA Observes 15th Anniversary Of Columbia Disaster
Posted on · Fifteen years ago, the space shuttle Columbia was re-entering earth's atmosphere when it disintegrated over Texas. NASA grounded the shuttle program until it could learn what happened. Two retired NASA officials are looking back
News
Documentary Spotlights Apollo-Era NASA Flight Controllers
Posted on · Flight controllers at NASA during America’s race to the moon were able to solve problems as they appeared during each mission. Many of them say we need a new commitment from Washington to give direction to America’s space program. A new documentary profiles the team that worked in NASA’s Mission Control to put humans on the moon.
News
John Glenn, First American To Orbit Earth, Dies
Posted on · Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA's original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 in 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union, according to the Space agency.