Why do we reach out to a hunk of rock 240,000 miles away? The Earth’s Moon — the globe of volcanic rock that lies approximately 240,000 miles from our planet — has inspired art, poetry, literature, and music throughout the centuries. It even inspired a retro video game — Lunar…

How Nichelle Nichols continues “to boldly go.” “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game. It’s about where we are and where we’re going. Space travel benefits us here on Earth. And we ain’t stopped yet. There’s more exploration to come.” — Nichelle…

Frank Ellis lost both legs. Then he decided to become a NASA astronaut. Many people have asked me what I was thinking about when I finally realized my jet fighter was going to crash, probably taking me with it because I was only sixty-five feet above the ground, which is…

Sometimes, an old photo reveals new nuances. One “semi-myth” about the Apollo program is that they all followed the exact same template of “sequential steps” — first, test the command module; second, orbit the Moon; third, test the lunar module; perform a lunar landing dress rehearsal, and then land. But…

Fred Haise’s just-released website illuminates untold stories from the iconic astronaut’s life and career. August 20, 1968 covering period 8/13 to 8/20 This commences a new phase in my documentation due to a change in responsibility from a hardware manager to a member of a flight crew. Things have…

Note: This article includes spoilers for For All Mankind’s Season 3 finale. When teaser trailers for Season 3 of For All Mankind dropped depicting our favorite characters wearing their best mid-1990s fits, many probably were preparing for the ultimate nostalgia trip: Cheap gas! Soundgarden! Flannels! Ripped mom jeans! Slip dresses…

The Martian sunrise reveals not only exquisite views, but also secrets and lies. Author’s note: This piece contains spoilers for For All Mankind Season 3. In his 1981 book 2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future, futurist and pioneer of space settlements Dr. Gerard K. O’Neill wrote, “Here is…

A 1986 Esquire article reveals idle gossip but very little about the pioneering woman astronaut. Here’s what most people know about Dr. Judith A. Resnik, the second U.S. woman in space: she was killed during January 1986’s Challenger tragedy. And that’s it. During her lifetime, Resnik kept a remarkably low…