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Mike Parrish discuss his memory of the Apollo astronauts partaking in summer water-sports before going on launch.

Trying to squeeze a little more out of summer? Imagine making some time for summer sports before you launch into space! 


Buzz Aldrin saves the day with a felt tip pen

Hear how Buzz Aldrin used a felt tip pen to assist with the ascent off the lunar surface during Apollo 11.


Witnessing history on Florida's Space Coast

Imagine what Titusville, Florida looked like the day of the Apollo 11 launch. An Apollo test project engineer explains the community’s outpouring of excitement.


NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Lunar Gateway Power, Propulsion

NASA’s Orion Ascent Abort-2 test signifies an exciting milestone in its plans to return to the Moon. Read more about NASA’s next steps. 

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Astronaut Al Worden receiving his Guiness World Records for being the lonliest man and the first spacewalk.

In this edition of “Tell Me a Story,” astronaut Al Worden talks about the time he received two Guinness World Records, but no beer?