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Congressional Gold Medal Honoring NASA’s Hidden Figures

History

SPACE PLACE: Moon missions and near-disaster

Six of the Apollo missions resulted in a moon walk.
Aerospace

Michael Collins: The fear and joy of the Apollo 11 mission

"If that engine didn’t ignite, there were two dead men on the moon.”
Apollo 11

At least half a million people watched Apollo 11 moon landing on the Washington Monument

The 17 minute show played a total of six times – not counting a media preview at 3 a.m. on Wednesday – and had an estimated half a million people turn out to see it.
News

First NASA flight director Chris Kraft dies at 95

Christopher Kraft, NASA's first flight director and the brains behind Mission Control, has died at the age of 95.
Apollo 11

WATCH: Apollo 11 rocket and anniversary show projected on Washington Monument

Starting Friday night, the National Air and Space Museum is projecting a 17 minute show of the Apollo 11 launch onto the side of the Washington Monument.
Apollo 11

Trump marks Apollo 11 anniversary by meeting its astronauts

President Trump was also briefed on his administration's plans to send astronauts back to the moon and onto Mars.
Science

A clear path to the moon, one generation to the next

From father to son, helping put humans on the moon
Apollo 11

Nixon's phone call to the moon caught the Apollo 11 astronauts off guard

President Nixon described his call to the moon as the most historic phone call ever made from the White House. But the astronauts didn't know what to do.
Apollo 11

Google's Apollo 11 Doodle is an animated journey with Michael Collins

The special Google Doodle features an animated recreation of the mission narrated by one of the Apollo 11 astronauts.
Apollo 11

'In Event of Moon Disaster': Nixon’s speech if Apollo 11 astronauts did not return

For almost 30 years only a handful of people knew about the speech written for Nixon in case tragedy struck the Apollo 11 mission.
Apollo 11

National Air and Space Museum projects 363-foot rocket on Washington Monument in honor of Apollo 11 anniversary

An out-of-this world experience you won't want to miss.