On, NASA reached a pivotal milestone in America’s race to the Moon with the first launch of an Apollo-Saturn IB rocket, known as AS-201, from Cape Kennedy—today’s Cape Canaveral.
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (WHNT) — 56 years ago today, the Apollo 10 “dress rehearsal” mission launched into space to set up the Apollo 11 moon landing mission a month later. Apollo 10 launched from Cape ...
The start of America's effort to get humans to the moon is often linked to President Kennedy's 1961 speech, which set this as a goal to achieve by the end of the decade. His speech boosted funding for ...
In Spring 1967, a critical review of the U.S. manned space flight program was initiated following the Apollo spacecraft accident. The Apollo program adjusted schedules and intensified preparations for ...
A film titled "Apollo 1" was screened at Kennedy Space Center for NASA's annual Day of Remembrance. The film documents the 1967 Apollo 1 tragedy where astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger ...