The Apollo program was famous for being risky and expensive. It sent multiple daring astronauts to the moon, but had a crunched timeline, and lacked modern tech. In this special episode of SciShow, we'll be discussing... was the Apollo...

The Apollo 11 moon landing was about the astronauts, mission control, software and hardware all working together as a seamless integrated system. None of which would have been possible without the contributions of one engineer: Margaret...

To freshen up your Apollo knowledge, here is a good dive into the science and engineering that put people on the moon.

Michael Collins isn't as recognizable a name as Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, but his job on the Apollo 11 mission was just as important.

Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. In this warm and funny talk, he shares his vision for enhancing reality on-screen in movies like Apollo 13, Titanic and Hugo.

Like the Industrial or the Einsteinian Revolution, the Space Race is a trope, or way of organizing historical events into a story that makes sense. In this story, the two great powers that emerged after World War Two—the United States...

Moon Landing that almost never happened. In 1969 Apollo 11 had a disaster no one knows about A thousand years from now, when historians look back on the history of mankind, Neil Armstrong’s name will likely still be...

On July 13, 1969, the Soviet Union launched its Luna 15 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. Luna 15 was a robotic sample return mission sent to retrieve some lunar soil and bring it back to Earth. It launched just three days before...

This video discusses the historic achievement of Chuck Yeager, who became the first man to break the sound barrier. It explains the challenges and risks associated with traveling faster than the speed of sound and highlights the...

On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history as the first humans to set foot on the Moon. Before their lunar journey, they trained at the Nevada Test Site, an area where the U.S. conducted 928 nuclear tests. This site,...

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This video provides a detailed account of the historic Apollo 11 mission, highlighting the journey of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins as they became the first humans to land on the moon in 1969. From the...

Why did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin plant a flag on the moon? Moreover, why do astronauts and space agencies from across the world continually send their nations' flags to space? Today, Danielle traces the history and symbolism of...

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John Gruener and Dr. Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, planetary scientist and historian, respectively, team up to discuss both the science and history of the Apollo program, the Moon, and the Johnson Space Center. HWHAP Episode 71.

This video provides a historical overview of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It highlights how both countries competed to achieve milestones in space exploration, such as launching...

After a quiet half a century since the last Apollo mission landed on the moon, Associate Professor Alan Duffy takes us inside the new space race. Learn about Australia's forgotten but vital contribution to Apollo's race to the...

A fact-filled look at 23 of the most important events from man's on-going adventure in space. The Gemini missions, Space Facts. Part 4

This video explores five fun facts about Neil Armstrong.

Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. A physicist of great insight, Goddard also had a unique genius for invention. It is in memory of this brilliant scientist that NASA’s...

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission concluded with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. This 1969 documentary showcases how NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, supported the historic...

Learn more about the Apollo program in this interview with NASA astrophysicist Dr. Michelle Thaller and Senior Editor for Astronomy and Space Exploration at Encyclopaedia Britannica Erik Gregersen.

Apollo 11 was the spacecraft that successfully delivered Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon in 1969. Learn about the structure of the spaceship and details of the mission.