Legendary NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13, discusses how the “successful failure” of the Apollo 13 mission is a useful lesson for all organizations on the importance of teamwork.
Walter Cunningham, part of the Apollo 7 space mission team, reminisces on NASA’s accomplishments over the past century as well as mentions how Hubble and the Rovers have helped to capture the public’s attention on space exploration.
Former Shuttle Flight Director who was the head of the first ever Hubble servicing mission explains what pressures he faced as well as what was the real issue with the space telescope.
Billionaire Dennis Tito describes his experience as the first space tourist to leave the planet.
Astronaut Jim Lovell recounts his experience aboard the Apollo 13 lunar module and explains exactly what went wrong with the NASA mission that launched on April 11, 1970 and safely landed on April 17th.
Fred Haise talks about what it was like being on Apollo 13 with all the technical complications. Continue reading
This video shows the troubling story of Apollo 13 and the crew that was in danger due to complications on board the space craft. Continue reading
NASA spokesman explains issues such as launch delays and the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster of 3003. NASA is responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and for aerospace research established in 1958.
Real time network coverage of the 1981 launch of the space shuttle Columbia is seen here as the broadcasters count down the launch time as well as talk about various aspects of the trip to space and the historical context it should be viewed under. The Columbia was the first … Continue reading
Charles Dietrich, the NASA controller responsible for the trajectory of the spacecraft, describes his responsibilities during the Apollo 13 mission and explains how he helped find a solution to the mission’s technical issue.
