San Diego has introduced parking fees at Balboa Park, sparking frustration and backlash. The park, created in 1868, now hosts ...

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If you asked the modern Chrysler group to design a reusable spacecraft these days, what do you think they'd come up with? Would they strap solid rocket boosters to the back of a Durango Hellcat, ...

The most common armor is the Whipple Shield, which was developed by astronomer Fred Whipple in the 1940s. Used on the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module, the Whipple Shield consists of layers of ...

While you probably already know about the Apollo 11 moon landing, you may be surprised to learn that NASA's Apollo Program ran from 1962 to 1972 and included 14 total missions, six of which were lunar ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Apollo Command Module heat ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as the commander of the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois. He was 97. Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights: Gemini VII, Gemini ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at the age of 97, was a pilot and an astronaut, undertook multiple space missions, was a father of four, built a successful career in business and was honored by ...

Lovell guided Apollo 13 back to Earth after a malfunction onboard. Jim Lovell, the commander of the famed Apollo 13 mission, has died, according to NASA. He was 97. "We are saddened by the passing of ...

He led the three-man crew that survived a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970, and was later immortalized by Tom Hanks in the movie “Apollo 13.” James A. Lovell Jr., right, and Fred W. Haise ...

James “Jim” Lovell, the former NASA astronaut renowned for his heroic leadership during the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has passed away at the age of 97. Lovell was the oldest living former astronaut ...