With one small step for man, the dream of a hopeful nation finally became a reality. It was a tumultuous time for an embattled generation, but for one brief and shining moment, there was unity and wonderment at the great potential of mankind. Our resident historian Steve Gillon tells the stories of the unforgettable events that defined the Baby Boomer generation and changed the world.
The American effort to send astronauts to the moon has its origins in a famous appeal President John F. Kennedy made to a special joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961: ''I believe this nation...
December 1965 the most astonishing pictures of a generation are provided to man. One manned spaceship in orbit as seen from another manned spaceship in orbit. Rendezvous is achieved in space for...
On March 3, 1969, in preparation for the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 9 was launched on a ten-day mission to test the lunar module and its rendezvous and docking capabilities. Orbiting the...
At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap...
On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from earth, gave a brief statement before stepping of the Eagle landing module and onto the moon. Back on...
July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong takes his historic first step onto the surface of the moon. The entire world was riveted by this event. See the original film taken by the camera mounted on the...
The story was retold in the movie by Ron Howard, but the actual Apollo 13 emergency which occurred during the 1970 flight to the moon was far more dramatic as three men were stranded in space,...
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered into a lunar orbit. Frank Borman, one of the three U.S. astronauts aboard the spacecraft, radioed a Christmas Eve...
Before the fateful Apollo 11 moon landing, there were the important Apollo missions 8, 9 & 10. Apollo 8 was the first spaceship to orbit the moon with astronauts aboard, while missions 9 and 10...
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