Hearst Metrotone News
Ham, the chimpanzee, sits strapped in a chair wearing a spacesuit.
Ham, the chimpanzee, sits strapped in a chair wearing a spacesuit.
Curated Video
Apollo 15 Background: Part 5
American astronauts David Scott, James B. Irwin and
Alfred Worden are all set for the launching on July
26th 1971 of the Apollo 15, America's longest and
most complicated moonshot ever. Irwin and Scott will
spend nearly three days on...
Hearst Metrotone News
Scientists and doctors examine a chimpanzee strapped in a space capsule after returning from space.
Scientists and doctors examine a chimpanzee strapped in a space capsule after returning from space.
Curated Video
Trump Wants Americans Back on the Moon
U.S. President Donald Trump signed his administration's first space policy directive on Monday, directing the U.S. space agency NASA to send astronauts back to the moon and eventually Mars.
Trump signed the "Space Policy...
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Trump Wants Americans Back on the Moon
U.S. President Donald Trump signed his administration's first space policy directive on Monday, directing the U.S. space agency NASA to send astronauts back to the moon and eventually Mars.
Trump signed the "Space Policy...
Bloomberg
NTSB: Long Way From Finding Cause of Crash
Nov. 3 ""U.S. Investigators continue to look into the cause of Fridays Virgin Galactic crash during a test flight that killed one of the two test pilots. Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote reports on Countdown. (Source: Bloomberg)
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At Cape Canaveral, Florida near where space shuttles once launched, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a crowd of supporters at a NASA contractor factory floor that President Obama isn't making space a priority.
HEADLINE: Romney blasts Obama for not making NASA priority
CAPTION: At Cape Canaveral, Florida near where space shuttles once launched, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a crowd of supporters at a NASA contractor factory...
Curated Video
Space Rundown: Part 2
Having spent 24 billion dollars on the Apollo programme
to get men to the moon, the United States
government is now beginning to scale down America's
space programme. NASA's budget has fallen from $6
billion in 1966 to a little over...
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SYND 15-4-70 reactions from members of the public, in Boston, on the Apollo 13 accident
reactions from members of the public, in Boston, on the Apollo 13 accident
1) SOUNDBITE: woman interviewed: Not in favour of space flight
2) SOUNDBITE: man interviewed: In favour of future space missions
3) SOUNDBITE: woman: Astronauts...
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SYND 18-4-70 PUBLIC REACTION TO APOLLO 13 ASUCEESFUL RETURN TO EARTH
Thousands at New York City's, Grand Central station, to watch and cheer Apollo 13 successful splashdown landing
1) overhead crowds at grand central, looking up at video screen
2) ls crowd and video screen
3) various close up of crowd...
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Trump Wants Americans Back on the Moon
U.S. President Donald Trump signed his administration's first space policy directive on Monday, directing the U.S. space agency NASA to send astronauts back to the moon and eventually Mars.
Trump signed the "Space Policy...
US National Archives
Internet Archive: Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind
Original footage [27:32] from the Apollo 11 moon landing narrated in German.
US National Archives
Internet Archive: The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11
Video [28:25] tells of the historic flight Apollo 11 moon landing as seen through television, motion picture and still photography.
US National Archives
Archive: Friendship Seven
1962 film [57:52] film depicting Astronaut John H. Glenn's first American orbital space flight, documents flight of Friendship Seven in Project Mercury, including a close look at tracking stations around the world.
PBS
Pbs the Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson
Here you can find a detailed biography of Lyndon B. Johnson and an overview of his presidency. Content includes a focus on LBJ's early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics, and legacy. A teacher's guide and a...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Space Program Progress
After much trial and error, Nasa successfully launched and tested a Mercury series rocket which spent all of 16 minutes in space until it returned the capsule that would one day hold our first astronauts safely to the earth.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: John F. Kennedy Tours Space Program
J.F.K. tours a number of facilities around the U.S. connected with the development of the space program. Highlights include a visit with Werner Von Braun, and tours of Cape Canaveral & Houston as well as views of the Mercury and...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
This archival color footage of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is joined with the voice of President John F. Kennedy expressing his concern over the buildup of the Russian space program during the cold war.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Sputnik at 50: Looking Back at the Space Race
The Soviets were surprised at the world's reaction to their accomplishment. Little did they know that they had thrust the world into the Space Age. NPR supplies historic facts, thoughts of people involved, and information on the impact...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: 1957 Sputnik News Reel
Presents audio and video news reels of the launch of the first space shuttle, Sputnik, in 1957 along with related information and links.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Us Military Keeps Wary Eye on Asia's Space Race
One expert says Asia's space race could result in peaceful competition or military conflict. Listen to the Science Friday discussion.