Never-before-seen photographs have been released showing NASA astronauts testing the limits of human endurance and technology needed to get humans to the moon and back. The restored photos from the ...

While most attention surrounding Houston's role in getting Americans to the moon in the 1960s tends to center on the Apollo program, the one that preceded it tends to get short shrift. The Gemini ...

Before the Apollo missions, there were the Mercury missions. Astronauts had to learn to walk before they could run. They had to be sure they could get into orbit, then back to Earth safely. They had ...

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Project Gemini was a crucial stepping stone to the Apollo moon landings. Gemini astronauts pioneered spacewalking and spacecraft docking techniques. Gemini missions were incredibly risky, with ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This commemorative patch marks the ...

Astronauts Tom Stafford (left) and Wally Schirra (right) demonstrating with two model space crafts during an interview in the 1960s Donald Uhrbrock / Getty Images On December 15, 1965, NASA’s mission ...