Destination Moon' follows a real-life astronaut mission that ended tragically — and the lessons learned for future Apollo ...

Three astronauts were sealed inside a spacecraft preparing for a simulated liftoff to practice what would happen for real less than a month later. But Air Force Col. Virgil I. Grissom, Air Force Col.

The Apollo program began with soaring ambitions — a lunar mission by the end of the 1960s. Then, tragedy struck. On January 27, 1967 the first crewed flight, Apollo 1, ended in a devastating fire that ...

On his last visit home to Texas on Jan. 22, 1967, astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom grabbed a lemon off a tree in his backyard. His wife asked what he planned to do with it. “I’m going to hang it on that ...

Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface. When you ...

Bellcomm, Inc Technical Library Collection / Series III: Manned Space Flight Programs / III.D.: Programs / III.D.3.: Apollo Program / III.D.3.f.: Apollo Program ...

San Diego Air & Space Museum. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Those who planned, ran, and piloted the Apollo Program will be venerated Saturday at the San Diego Air & Space Museum for the ...