Gardner wasn’t on duty for the July 24 splashdown. But he went to Mission Control anyway, joining the flag-waving, cigar-smoking crowd as Apollo 11’s astounding voyage came to an end in the ...

To further slow the spacecraft to a safe speed, three main parachutes were deployed at 10,000 ft, and Apollo 7 had a controlled and gentle splashdown into the Atlantic Ocean. Apollo 7 splashed ...

Apollo 11 was the first human spaceflight to land on the moon. The splashdown happened 55 years ago this July.

NASA personnel and the U.S. Navy practiced splashdown operations this month for the eventual end of the agency's forthcoming ...

Apollo splashdown timetable HOUSTON, July 24, 1969 (UPI)--- Apollo 11 timetable for today, based on the NASA flight plan and Navy information from carrier Hornet (all times EDT).6:32 a.m. -- Crew ...

The National Air and Space Museum holds approximately 17,000 space artifacts in its collection. More than 3,500 of those stem from the historic Apollo Moon landing effort, with 400 objects related ...

NASA's Orion spacecraft is towed toward the deck of the USS Portland after splashdown off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, on Dec. 11. (Mario Tama/Pool/AFP/Getty Images) While the Apollo ...

Trying to process the sheer number of classic films that Tom Hanks has appeared in is overwhelming. You almost have to break ...

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Barnes Group (B.N), opens new tab said on Monday that private equity Apollo Funds would acquire the aerospace parts maker in an about $3.6 billion deal, sending its shares up ...

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Powerful and intuitive, the Universal Audio Apollo x4 Gen 2 is a brilliant choice for engineers and producers who want a more professional home or travel rig. The studio-style workflow makes getting ...