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February 01, 2023
Chawla made history as the first Indian woman, and the first South Asian American woman, to fly in space. Discover her story.
January 05, 2023
Walter Cunningham passed away on January 3, 2023. As a member of Apollo 7, Cunningham took on the risk of flying the first crewed flight of the Apollo program, which paved the way for future Apollo missions, including the first lunar landing in 1969.
December 21, 2022
How an accident gave us the checklist, and safer flying.
December 21, 2022
Many artifacts from the Apollo missions are closer than you think. Through collaborations with affiliate organizations, the Smithsonian sponsors traveling exhibits and shares artifacts with museums throughout the U.S. and abroad, including more than 300 artifacts from the Apollo program.
December 21, 2022
The checklists Sally Ride included in her personal papers help tell the story of her remarkable life.
December 21, 2022
More than 50 years ago, a fire killed three Apollo astronauts. My grandfather was there.
December 21, 2022
What's new in aviation and space.
December 21, 2022
This review of Apollo astronaut Fred Haise's autobiography provides a detailed account of Apollo 13, which he flew with crew mates Jim Lovell and Jack Swigert.
December 16, 2022
When the Apollo 17 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean 50 years ago, they were the last humans to visit the Moon. NASA’s Artemis program is set to return humans to the Moon, but not for two to three years from now. Why has it taken more than five decades to send humans back to the Moon?
November 14, 2022
Although the Artemis I mission won’t have any astronauts riding along, there are other items on board to commemorate the occasion and conduct science to further the Artemis program and other research projects.