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Science writer Nathalia Holt gave an illustrated talk about women mathematicians and engineers known as “human computers” who were recruited in the 1940s and 1950s to work at the Jet…

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. He talked about budget priorities and why,…

Current and former government officials, and aerospace defense technology experts discussed the Trump administration’s proposal for a “space force” military branch. This program was the…

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.

Defense News' Aaron Mehta talked about the future of the Trump administration’s space force proposal following a key hearing two-days earlier on the issue.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford were among the witnesses at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the creation of a U.S.…

Historian Douglas Brinkley talked about his book, American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.

William Roper, the assistant Air Force secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, spoke about technology in space and the ramifications for national security. Following his remarks, Representative…

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan discussed the Pentagon’s budget proposal for a “space force” military branch. This program was the second part of a Center for Center for Strategic…

Former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden talked with students at Ohio State University’s John Glenn School about the future of space travel and exploration.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on efforts to boost U.S. dominance in space exploration and commerce. The NASA…

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…

While in Earth’s orbit, astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart test undocking and docking the lunar module, the spacecraft that will land men on the moon during…

NASA scientists provided an update on the latest Mars missions and discoveries from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Blaine Baggett, former director of communications and education at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, talked about the many contributions this facility has made to the exploration and study of space…

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…

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…

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…

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,…