Smithsonian curator Carolyn Russo’s new book The Ascent of Rauschenberg explores the artist's fascination with flight ...

Step inside a fascinating space exploration museum and join us on an immersive journey through the history of moon missions.

On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts ...

Click to open image viewer. Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968, and was the first manned Saturn V launch. The crew was Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot was James Lovell, and the ...

Rediscover the famous words exchanged between astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins during the first moon landing and see the historic photos they took.

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 medical accessory kit was stowed ...

Those were the now-famous words of NASA Capt. James A. "Jim" Lovell Jr., one of America's most decorated astronauts and the mission commander for the ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13. Lovell rephrased a ...

Experience the historic journey to the moon with this video detailing the Apollo 11 mission, which marked the first successful landing on the lunar surface. One astronaut remained in the ...

While the crew of Apollo 9 was still orbiting Earth on this day in 1969, preparations were already underway on the ground for the next critical step in the race to the Moon.

In their recent announcement, NASA has made official what pretty much anyone following the Artemis lunar program could have ...

When NASA’s Artemis II mission embarks on a 10-day journey around the moon, the crew may glimpse features on the lunar surface that no other human has seen with the naked eye. As the astronauts fly by ...

As the Artemis II mission prepares to take off in March, a retired NASA engineer and astronaut has raised concerns about the Orion spacecraft's heat shield. The performance of the heat shield is ...