Apollo 11’s Michael Collins reflects on historic Moon landing: ‘We were just regular astronauts’
For somebody who has actually been almost 240,000 miles above our world, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins is extremely down-to-Earth Along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Collins belonged to the most well-known area expedition objective in history, however the now-88- year-old merely sees it as doing the task asked of them. “You have to […]
NASA honors fallen astronauts in ‘day of remembrance’ ceremonies today
Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot speaks at a wreath-laying event throughout NASA’s Day of Remembrance onJan 31, 2017, at Arlington NationalCemetery The wreaths were laid in memory of those males and females who lost their lives in the mission for area expedition.(NASA/JoelKowsky) To honor the upcoming anniversaries of 3 lethal catastrophes that declared the lives […]
How NASA astronauts spent Christmas on the International Space Station
The International Space Station.( AP/NASA) It’s uncertain if Santa himself made any shipments to the NASA astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) in time for Christmas Day. After all, such a journey would involve his reindeer whooshing approximately 17,500 miles an hour– without air– to reach the team hovering 250 miles above the Earth. […]