The Ashton Mill in Cumberland produced the material, Beta cloth, that protected Apollo spacesuits and was also used in the ...
The Glorious Violin”: Celebrate the violin, an instrument that shaped the evolution of classical music, at the Music@Menlo festival with the tunes of celebrated composers such as Antonio Vivaldi and ...
On 26 May 1969, the command module of Apollo 10 hit Earth’s atmosphere travelling at 36,397 feet per second, or 39,937.7 ...
On July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon as ...
Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. Facts July 20, 1969 – [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes the ...
On May 19, 1965, NASA launched the A-003, a mission designed to evaluate the Apollo spacecraft's emergency escape system ...
From the day the Soviets put an astronaut into space in April 1961, the race was on with America to get a man on the moon.
This week, several family members of Connecticut veterans, were bestowed military medals awarded to their loved ones that ...
In the five renovated spaces, you can try out a wind tunnel, climb into a Cessna Skyhawk, view artworks and visit old ...
During the regular school calendar students take field trips to enhance knowledge best engaged outside the classroom, and ...
Pet rocks, bell bottoms, disco, day-glo and movies like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” defined the 1970s. Another thing that captured the imagination of the nation in ...
In Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, there was once a space-themed amusement park called "Space World." In addition to attractions like roller coasters and a Ferris wheel, it also featured a space ...