taraFeb 73 minThis Day in History: Apollo 14 returns from the moonOn this day in 1971, the crew of Apollo 14 returns to Earth. The astronauts had just become the third NASA crew to walk on the moon....
taraJan 163 minThis Day in History: The Space Shuttle Columbia explodesOn this day in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia departs on her final mission. She’d once been the first space shuttle to launch into...
taraDec 22, 20233 minThis Day in History: The first untethered spacewalkOn this day in 2017, a pioneer passes away. Bruce McCandless II is best known as the NASA astronaut who made the first untethered...
taraSep 27, 20233 minThis Day in History: The First Mach 3 FlightOn this day in 1956, Captain Milburn “Mel” Apt becomes the first to fly faster than Mach 3. Sadly, his Bell X-2 supersonic aircraft went...