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Author Eric Berger looked at the career of entrepreneur Elon Musk and the history of his rocket company SpaceX. This virtual event was hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston.

Paul Dye, the longest serving NASA flight director, reflected on his life and career. This program was part of the virtual 2021 Tucson Festival of Books.

Space Force Commander General John Raymond spoke about the department’s future missions and accomplishments in its first year as a military branch. He discussed foreign threats from space,…

President Biden made a virtual call to congratulate the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) Perseverance team on the successful Mars landing. He told the team that they have “restored a dose of confidence in the…

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took mankind’s first steps onto the lunar surface with millions around the world watching. In her book Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo,…

C-SPAN broadcasted NASA TV’s coverage of the Mars rover Perseverance landing on the surface of the red planet after its nearly 300 million-mile journey from Earth that began with a July…

This NASA film documents the third successful mission to land on the moon. Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa blasted off on January 31, 1971, and returned…

The Morehead Planetarium was the first built in the South and is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Todd Boyette, director of the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center,…

This NASA film documents the May 18 to May 26, 1969, Apollo mission with astronauts Thomas Stafford, Eugene Cernan, and John Young. A rehearsal for the July, 1969, moon landing, the mission…

This NASA documentary tells the story of Apollo 12, the second manned mission to land on the moon. Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, command module pilot Richard Gordon, and lunar module pilot Alan Bean…

Air Force veteran and former NASA flight and mission director Gene Kranz discussed his life and career, culminating with his work for the Apollo program. This talk marking the 50th…

Valerie Neal gave a tour of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. She showed artifacts that tell the story of space exploration from…

Author and producer Ann Druyan provided a follow-up to her late husband Carl Sagan’s study of space. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted…

Brigadier General Brook Leonard discussed the achievements and future goals of U.S. Space Command. He talked about possible locations for Space Command headquarters, partnering with the…

Space Shuttle Endeavour pilot Terry Virts provided an inside look at space travel and exploration. This was a virtual event hosted by Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, talked about being part of NASA’s first class of female astronauts and her participation in the launch and maintenance of the…

Astrophysicist Mario Livio looked at the scientific discoveries of Galileo that challenged conventional thinking during his time. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book…

Physics Professors Brian Greene and Janna Levin explored the origins and future of the cosmos. This program was part of the Wisconsin Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Madison…

Television producer Ann Druyan, who is the author of Cosmos, and astronaut and engineer Leland Melvin, who is the author of Chasing Space, discussed the late author Ray Bradbury. This program was…

Astrophysicist Mario Livio looked at the scientific discoveries of Galileo that challenged conventional thinking during his time. This event was hosted by Harvard Book Store in Cambridge,…