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NASA held a press conference to announce the end of the mission for its Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity. The rover arrived on the Martian surface in January 2004 and was declared dead, and…

Former NASA chief historian Roger Launius talked about the history of the Apollo program. He described how the Cold War influenced early space missions and the excitement over the moon landing in…

In 1958, engineer Glynn Lunney became one of the original 35 members of the Space Task Group, which later became NASA. Mr. Lunney’s aerospace career spans almost three decades, serving in the…

Titled “The Spirit of Apollo,” this ceremony from Washington National Cathedral commemorated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8. On December 24, 1968, as they became the first humans to orbit…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created in 1958. To mark the 60th anniversary, NASA chief historian Bill Barry gave an illustrated talk about the agency’s history, its…

Jeffrey Kluger talked about his book, Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon, about NASA’s first successful manned mission to orbit the moon. Mr. Kluger is the…

Anchored by Walter Cronkite, this hour-long special report includes pre-mission interviews with astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders, and extended portions of the television…

Former NASA astronaut Walter Schirra talked about his life and career. He was one of the original seven astronauts, flew with the Mercury and Gemini missions and was commander on Apollo 7, which…

On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched mankind into the moon’s orbit for the first time. Robert Kurson joined us at the Apollo 8 capsule at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry to take viewer…

Frank Borman talked about his life and career. He was a Gemini and Apollo astronaut who served as commander of Apollo 8, the first NASA mission to fly around the Moon. This interview was…

This film documents NASA’s December 21 to December 27, 1968 manned mission to orbit the Moon. The film shows the activities of astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders,…

The National Space Council met at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, to discuss efforts to establish a U.S. Space Force, which would become the sixth branch of the armed forces…

NASA TV covered the landing of the space agency’s InSight lander and its arrival on the surface of Mars. The mutli-national space probe project launched May 5, 2018, and arrived on the “Red…

Loyola University economics professor Walter Block discussed his book, Space Capitalism: How Humans Will Colonize Planets, Moons, and Asteroids.

Ellen Stofan, the first female director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon. She talked about seven-year museum renovation project, the…

In this portion of the Wilson Center’s discussion on space cooperation between the U.S. and Canada, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Canadian Space Agency President Sylvain Laporte…

This portion of the third and final day of the Air Force Association annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon and aerospace company Blue Origin, was the…

The Wilson Center hosted a discussion on space cooperation between the U.S. and Canada. In this portion, panelists from private sector space companies discussed commercial applications for…

In this portion of the Wilson Center’s discussion on space cooperation between the U.S. and Canada, panelists talked about civilian space applications for communications, earth observation,…

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Director Ellen Stofan was interviewed in this portion of The Atlantic festival at Sidney Harman Hall.