Jul 24, 2011 | News, Space, The New Nixon
In July of 1969, the world watched in wonder as the United States of America became the first nation to put a man on the moon. The progress of the Apollo 11 lunar mission captivated the hearts and imaginations of the American people in particular, including President...
Jul 16, 2010 | News, Space, The New Nixon
The historical launch of Apollo 11, a NASA project to land the first humans on the moon and return them safely to Earth, occurred on July 16, 1969, at the Kennedy Space Center at 8:32 AM EST. On the eve of the launch, President Nixon expressed to the Apollo 11...
Apr 13, 2010 | News, Space, The New Nixon
The Kennedy Space Center is remembering the fortieth anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 13 mission: The 40th anniversary of Apollo 13 is being celebrated on Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, At the time of the oxygen-tank explosion two days into the...
Mar 20, 2010 | News, Space, The New Nixon
The fortieth anniversary last year of the first moon landing by Apollo 11 stirred interest in the mineral artifacts brought back by that mission and the five others that reached the lunar surface. President Nixon, in the months after Apollo 11’s return, sent a...
Jul 2, 2009 | News, Space, The New Nixon
The Smoking Gun is featuring documents that the Nixon White House prepared before the Apollo 11 mission in the event that it ended in tragedy. Discover mutters that reading the plan “gives us the creepy feeling of reading the obituary of someone who is still...
Dec 24, 2008 | News, Space, The New Nixon
On 21 December 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, was launched from Cape Kennedy. The crew of three included: Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell, command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. Apollo 8 was the first of...
