NASA's Kennedy Space Center VAB remains the heart of American space flight

A symbol of Florida's Space Coast, the VAB at Kennedy Space Center has powered moon missions past and present. Here is its story.

Pen that saved the Apollo 11 astronauts sells for over $800K at auction

Sotheby’s Space Exploration auction features the life-saving instrument, a Snoopy pin, space-flown flags, and more.

Apollo Changed the World. Artemis III Could Define Space Exploration’s Next Era, Says Space Historian, Amy Shira Teitel

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- More than half a century after Apollo 17 ended ...

How aerospace innovation shaped the American story

The aerospace industry has played a key role in elevating travel, commerce and defense, while helping to forge a national ...

Houston was Command Central for first American spacewalk

Houston was Command Central for first American spacewalk. Gemini IV was inaugural flight overseen by the cutting-edge Mission ...
Space Coast Daily

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 11 Crew Launch Toward the Moon from Kennedy Space Center 57 Years Ago

On July 16, 1969 at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Time, the Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins launched toward the Moon. [.
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Celebrating the Apollo 11 mission and safe return

After their Apollo 11 space capsule landed in the ocean on July 24, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were recovered by the USS Hornet. David Boitano tours the museum, talks with ...

Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moon — remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone ...
National Air and Space Museum

New Ideas in Science and Research: 50 Years of Air + Space

As the National Air and Space Museum built its collection and its identity, it also needed to find its footing as a place for ...
WTAP

This Day in History: July 20, 2026

By 1:11 a.m. on July 21, both astronauts were back in the lunar module and the hatch was closed. The two men slept that night ...

Here's the history of the huge US flag on NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building

The massive American flag on NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is a patriotic icon, but its 1976 bicentennial origin story remains a mystery to some.
PBS

All You Need to Know About Getting to Space

Space has been captivating people from the moment we began looking up at the skies. Traveling to space was an impossible idea reserved for the realm of artwork, books, and film, until science caught ...