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Former NASA astronauts and administrators and other space experts discussed the legacy of the Apollo missions and future of space exploration.

Three women shared their experiences working on the Apollo space program, discussing how they overcame challenges and their roles with NASA. This program was hosted by the National Air and…

Members of the U.S. intelligence community attended a daylong unclassified forum to discuss the role of U.S. space policy in intelligence gathering, emerging threats to national security,…

Author and journalist Charles Fishman talked about his book, One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon, in which he recalled the efforts of over 400,000 people…

Author James Donovan took viewer phone calls about the Space Race and the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. He spoke at the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

Historian Douglas Brinkley talked about his book, American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race, in which recounted President Kennedy’s commitment to space exploration and the…

Edward Hudgins, author of Space: The Free-Market Frontier, talked about sending humans to Mars.

Sarah Parcak talked about her book, Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past, in which she reported on the use of technology in space to study archaeology.

President Trump announced the establishment of U.S. Space Command, the military’s 11th combatant command. He was joined in the White House Rose Garden by Vice President Pence, Defense…

Four former Apollo-era flight controllers and engineers discussed the lunar module landing operations during the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. This panel was part of an event hosted by…

Three former Apollo-era flight controllers and engineers discussed the design and development of the lunar module, and how it operated during the Apollo 11 Moon landing. This panel was part…

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…

Vice President Pence chaired the sixth public meeting of the National Space Council at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. At the top of the meeting, the vice…

Speakers associated with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) talked about the lab’s contribution to the Apollo program and Moon landings. They also discussed what its scientists learned…

This was a discussion about geoscience and how lunar samples from the Apollo missions helped scientists understand the noon and solar system. The National Archives and American Geophysical…

Vice President Pence delivered remarks at the unveiling of Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The spacesuit will go on…

Gene Kranz talked about his career at NASA. A retired NASA flight director and manager, he served as a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, including when the Apollo 11…

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned to the launch pad at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida to talk with Space Center director Robert Cabana about his experience on the…

President Kennedy talked about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon. He said his goal to send a man…

American History TV and “Washington Journal” marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Noon landing with three hours of interviews and viewer calls from the Smithsonian National Air and…