This pressure helmet was part of the spacesuit equipment made for and worn by Command Module Pilot John W. Young, Jr. during the Apollo 10 mission in which he was the first man to fly solo around the ...

Jim Irwin Apollo 15 Salute Breadcrumb. Home; Multimedia Gallery; Jim Irwin Apollo 15 Salute Download Image. Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, gives a military salute while standing beside ...

"In our spacesuit collection for movies, we have replicas of pretty much every historic spacesuit that's been into space and many prototypes that were developed along the way," he notes. "All the ...

The first American spacewalk remains a stunning a sight as it did 60 years ago when NASA astronaut Ed White made history. On this day (June 3) 60 years ago, a NASA astronaut stepped outside his ...

Ed Smylie, engineer who helped save Apollo 13 crew, dies at 95. ... spacesuit hoses and that ever useful fix-it supply, duct tape — they fashioned a working system.

A ruptured suit won’t make you explode in space, but it will steal your oxygen in ten seconds and boil the water in your tissues.

Those who planned, ran and piloted the Apollo Program will be venerated Saturday at the San Diego Air & Space Museum for the "Legacy of Apollo" gala celebration. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Those who planned, ran and piloted the Apollo Program will be venerated Saturday at the San Diego Air & Space Museum for the "Legacy of Apollo" gala celebration.

In 2019, 50 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit stands as one of the most significant artifacts in the world. Source: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Jeff Hessel worked at Cape Canaveral in the heyday of the U.S. space program. He now lectures about the experience to groups across Palm Beach County.

The presentations include footage of the Apollo 11 launch when, on July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.