Three astronauts died in a fire during an Apollo 1 test. The fire was caused by a faulty spacecraft design and pure oxygen atmosphere. The tragedy led to significant safety improvements in spacecraft ...

It was the opening scene of the 1995 feature film "Apollo 13" and was recreated for the Neil Armstrong biopic "First Man" more than 20 years later. It was one of the catalysts for the Soviet Union to ...

“It’s a terrific tribute of course to the way all progress is made,” Rusty Schweickart said of the film. Apollo 9 astronaut and longtime Sonoma resident Rusty Schweickart spoke to a sold-out crowd ...

This review of “Apollo 10 1/2” was first published on March 13, after its screening at SXSW. Richard Linklater digs into his own salad days for “Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood,” an animated ...

Lauren Krystaf is a Resource Writer for Collider. She holds a BA in Anthropology and an MS in Library and Information Science. She enjoys the process of researching and has written about topics ...

Deeply personal in a way that should resonate with anyone who lived through the era (and maybe few others), Richard Linklater’s “Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood” captures the infinite possibilities ...

An image taken from Spirit’s PanCam looking west depicts the nearby hills named after the astronauts of the Apollo 1. The crew of Apollo 1 perished in flash fire during a launch pad test of their ...

A monument now stands in memory of the first astronauts to die in their spacecraft, 55 years after a fire on the launchpad claimed their lives. Family members of the fallen Apollo 1 crew came together ...

NEW YORK — Buzz Aldrin's jacket worn on his historic first mission to the moon's surface in 1969 has been auctioned off to a bidder for nearly $2.8 million. The $2,772,500 paid for the Apollo 11 ...

When you keep kicking the “risk can” down the road, you may come to regret the consequences. The upcoming anniversary of an historic American tragedy offers a timeless lesson on how unrealistic goals, ...

The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad. It was the opening scene of the 1995 feature film ...